#VU66698 Information disclosure in NPM - CVE-2022-29244

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66698

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29244

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
NPM
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: isaacs

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to npm pack ignores root-level .gitignore and .npmignore file exclusion directives when run in a workspace or with a workspace flag (ie. `--workspaces`, `--workspace=`). Anyone who has run `npm pack` or `npm publish` inside a workspace, may be affected and have published files into the npm registry they did not intend to include.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NPM: 7.9.0 - 8.10.0

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External links
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/43210
https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v18.3.0
https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-hj9c-8jmm-8c52
https://github.com/npm/cli/tree/latest/workspaces/libnpmpack
https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v17.9.1
https://github.com/npm/npm-packlist
https://github.com/npm/cli/tree/latest/workspaces/libnpmpublish
https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v8.11.0
https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v16.15.1
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220722-0007/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.