Reversible One-Way Hash in pnpm - CVE-2024-47829
Published: April 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107994
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47829
CWE-ID: CWE-328
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: pnpm
Affected software:
pnpm
pnpm
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite existing packages on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to software pnpm uses md5 function as a path shortening compression function, which can cause collisions in path names. A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing a specially crafted package and overwrite existing packages on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-47829
Install updates from vendor's website.