Vulnerability identifier: #VU81217

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5484

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
bower
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: bower

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

bower: 0.1.1 - 1.8.8

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External links
http://github.com/bower/bower/commit/45c6bfa86f6e57731b153baca9e0b41a1cc699e3
http://hackerone.com/reports/473811
http://snyk.io/blog/severe-security-vulnerability-in-bowers-zip-archive-extraction
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ba4c628fba7181af58817d452119481adce4ba92e889c643e4c7dd3@%3Ccommits.netbeans.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5ac16fad337d1f3bb7079549f97d8166d0ef3082629417c39f12d63@%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E

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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.