CVE-2016-3956
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-3956 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-07-02 14:59:19 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The CLI in npm before 2.15.1 and 3.x before 3.8.3, as used in Node.js 0.10 before 0.10.44, 0.12 before 0.12.13, 4 before 4.4.2, and 5 before 5.10.0, includes bearer tokens with arbitrary requests, which allows remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information by reading Authorization headers. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ibm | Sdk | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Ibm | Sdk | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Ibm | Sdk | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.16-isaacs-manual | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.33 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.34 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.35 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.36 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.37 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.38 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.39 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.40 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.41 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.10.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.12.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.12.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.12.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.12.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 0.12.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.3.1 | rc.1 | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.3.1 | rc.2 | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.4.0 | rc.1 | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.4.0 | rc.2 | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.4.0 | rc.3 | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.4.0 | rc.4 | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 4.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.8.1 | rc.1 | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nodejs | Node.js | 5.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Npmjs | Npm | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| config: only send token to registry hosts · npm/npm@fea8cc9 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| npm uses auth token from registry on http[s]:// dependencies, breaking BitBucket URLs · Issue #8380 · npm/npm · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| npm security updates v2.15.1 and v3.8.3 | Node.js | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | nodejs.org | Vendor Advisory |
| config: only send token to registry hosts · npm/npm@f67ecad · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Security Bulletin: Current Releases of IBM® SDK for Node.js™ are affected by CVE-2016-3956 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www-01.ibm.com | Vendor Advisory |
| The npm Blog — fixing a bearer token vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | blog.npmjs.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 982227 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for npm (GHSA-m5h6-hr3q-22h5)