CVE-2016-3956 describes a vulnerability in the npm CLI, affecting versions before 2.15.1 and 3.x before 3.8.3, as well as specific Node.js versions. This flaw causes npm to inadvertently send bearer tokens in Authorization headers to arbitrary remote HTTP servers, potentially exposing sensitive information. Rated as High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction required, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:nodejs:*:* | ||
<= 1.2.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:nodejs:*:* | ||
<= 4.4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:nodejs:*:* | ||
0.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.