QID 376484

Date Published: 2022-03-22

QID 376484: Node-IPC NPM Package Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

The package node-ipc versions 10.1.1 and 10.1.2 are vulnerable to embedded malicious code that was introduced by the maintainer. The malicious code was intended to overwrite arbitrary files dependent upon the geo-location of the user IP address.The maintainer removed the malicious code in version 10.1.3.

Affected Versions:
Node-ipc versions 10.1.1 and 10.1.2

QID detection logic(Authenticated): This QID checks for vulnerable versions of Node-IPC package using the npm list -g command.

Note: Node-IPC is a npm package that can be installed as a global, developer and production dependency. We can only detect node-ipc package if it is installed globally(as a global dependency). This QID checks for vulnerable version of node-ipc at default location only.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow remote attackers to change file content.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.

Solution

Customers are requested to update to Node-IPC version 10.1.3 or later. For more information please refer to Node-IPC Security Advisory

Vendor References

Node-IPC Security Advisory - github.com/advisories/GHSA-97m3-w2cp-4xx6

CVEs related to QID 376484

CVE-2022-23812 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
NA			github.com/advisories/GHSA-97m3-w2cp-4xx6

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