#VU47355 Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in CLI - CVE-2020-15095
Published: July 7, 2020 / Updated: October 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47355
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15095
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
CLI
CLI
Software vendor:
npm Inc.
npm Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to NPM Cli stores sensitive information into log files and supports URLs like "://[[:]@][:][:][/]". A local user can redirect output of a log file to an external URL.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00011.html
- https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/66aab417f836a901f8afb265251f761bb0422463/CHANGELOG.md#6146-2020-07-07
- https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/a9857b8f6869451ff058789c4631fadfde5bbcbc
- https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-93f3-23rq-pjfp