CVE-2021-39135

Summary

CVECVE-2021-39135
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-08-31 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:37:00 UTC
Description`@npmcli/arborist`, the library that calculates dependency trees and manages the node_modules folder hierarchy for the npm command line interface, aims to guarantee that package dependency contracts will be met, and the extraction of package contents will always be performed into the expected folder. This is accomplished by extracting package contents into a project's `node_modules` folder. If the `node_modules` folder of the root project or any of its dependencies is somehow replaced with a symbolic link, it could allow Arborist to write package dependencies to any arbitrary location on the file system. Note that symbolic links contained within package artifact contents are filtered out, so another means of creating a `node_modules` symbolic link would have to be employed. 1. A `preinstall` script could replace `node_modules` with a symlink. (This is prevented by using `--ignore-scripts`.) 2. An attacker could supply the target with a git repository, instructing them to run `npm install --ignore-scripts` in the root. This may be successful, because `npm install --ignore-scripts` is typically not capable of making changes outside of the project directory, so it may be deemed safe. This is patched in @npmcli/arborist 2.8.2 which is included in npm v7.20.7 and above. For more information including workarounds please see the referenced GHSA-gmw6-94gg-2rc2.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-61

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Npmjs Arborist All All All All
Application Npmjs Npm All All All All
Application Oracle Graalvm 20.3.3 All All All
Application Oracle Graalvm 21.2.0 All All All
Application Siemens Sinec Infrastructure Network Services All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
@npmcli/arborist - npm www.npmjs.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2021 MISC www.oracle.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in @npmcli/arborist · Advisory · npm/arborist · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
@npmcli/arborist - npm MISC www.npmjs.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 183402 Debian Security Update for npm (CVE-2021-39135)
  • 296065 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 39.107.1 Missing (CPUOCT2021)
  • 375828 Node.js Multiple Vulnerabilities (August 2021)
  • 500445 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs
  • 501454 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs
  • 504208 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs
  • 690030 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for node.js (7062bce0-1b17-11ec-9d9d-0022489ad614)
  • 751457 OpenSUSE Security Update for nodejs12 (openSUSE-SU-2021:3940-1)
  • 751475 OpenSUSE Security Update for nodejs14 (openSUSE-SU-2021:3964-1)
  • 751509 OpenSUSE Security Update for nodejs12 (openSUSE-SU-2021:1574-1)
  • 751518 OpenSUSE Security Update for nodejs14 (openSUSE-SU-2021:1552-1)
  • 980371 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for @npmcli/arborist2 (GHSA-gmw6-94gg-2rc2)
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