CVE-2018-7408 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in NPM
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 0.32%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
An issue was discovered in an npm 5.7.0 2018-02-21 pre-release (marked as "next: 5.7.0" and therefore automatically installed by an "npm upgrade -g npm" command, and also announced in the vendor's blog without mention of pre-release status). It might allow local users to bypass intended filesystem access restrictions because ownerships of /etc and /usr directories are being changed unexpectedly, related to a "correctMkdir" issue.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npm(npm) | < 5.7.1 | 5.7.1 |
| npmjs npm | = 5.7.0 | No fix listed |
References
- nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory
- github.com issue-tracking third-party-advisory
- github.com patch third-party-advisory
- blog.npmjs.org vendor-advisory
- github.com
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2018-7408 vendor-advisory