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npm CLI exposing sensitive information through logs

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 7, 2020 in npm/cli • Updated Jan 29, 2023

Package

npm npm (npm)

Affected versions

< 6.14.6

Patched versions

6.14.6

Description

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.14.6 are vulnerable to an information exposure vulnerability through log files. The CLI supports URLs like <protocol>://[<user>[:<password>]@]<hostname>[:<port>][:][/]<path>. The password value is not redacted and is printed to stdout and also to any generated log files.

References

@claudiahdz claudiahdz published to npm/cli Jul 7, 2020
Reviewed Jul 7, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 7, 2020
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 7, 2020
Last updated Jan 29, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

0.047%
(19th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-15095

GHSA ID

GHSA-93f3-23rq-pjfp

Source code

No known source code
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