CVE-2019-16777 describes an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in npm CLI versions prior to 6.13.4, affecting products like Fedora, npmjs, and Red Hat. This flaw allows a malicious package to overwrite existing globally-installed binaries, even bypassing the --ignore-scripts option. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it has a network attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and can lead to high integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.13.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19.3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.0.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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