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:
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=
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
NPM: 7.9.0 - 8.10.0
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/
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.