QID 980501

QID 980501: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for verdaccio (GHSA-78j5-gcmf-vqc8)

Security update has been released for verdaccio to fix the vulnerability.

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What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?

Cross-Site Scripting XSS, malicious packages with content Javascript that might be executed in the User Interface stealing user credentials.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.1 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.

Solution

Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?

Users that still using `v3` must upgrade to **>3.12.0** or those have no problem to migrate to a major version **>=4.0.0** also fix the issue.Workaround:
Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?

No, the users must update.

Vendor References

GHSA-78j5-gcmf-vqc8 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-78j5-gcmf-vqc8

CVEs related to QID 980501

CVE-2019-14772 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-78j5-gcmf-vqc8	verdaccio		github.com/advisories/GHSA-78j5-gcmf-vqc8

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