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CVE-2020-8131

Arbitrary filesystem write vulnerability in Yarn before 1.22.0 allows attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution by forcing the user to instal...

Published: Feb 24, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-22
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.0%
Top 8.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Path Traversal in Yarn

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

npm
package-ecosystem
yarn
OSS Libraries
yarnpkg
oss-projectaka website, yarn
yarnLibrary
OSS Libraries / npm
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8131
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/pull/7831
github.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/730239
hackerone.com
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