Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.14.6 are vulnerable to an information exposure vulnerability through log files. The CLI supports URLs like ://[[:]@][:][:][/]. The password value is not redacted and is printed to stdout and also to any generated log files.
Weakness
The product writes sensitive information to a log file.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Npm | Npmjs | * | 6.14.6 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | nodejs:12-8020020201007080935.4cda2c84 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | nodejs:10-8030020210118191659.229f0a1c | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support | RedHat | nodejs:12-8010020201006223055.c27ad7f8 | * |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.18.4-3.el7 | * |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | rh-nodejs10-nodejs-0:10.23.1-2.el7 | * |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS | RedHat | rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.18.4-3.el7 | * |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS | RedHat | rh-nodejs10-nodejs-0:10.23.1-2.el7 | * |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUS | RedHat | rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.18.4-3.el7 | * |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUS | RedHat | rh-nodejs10-nodejs-0:10.23.1-2.el7 | * |
| Npm | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Npm | Ubuntu | eoan | * |
| Npm | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Npm | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Npm | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Npm | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00023.html
- https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/66aab417f836a901f8afb265251f761bb0422463/CHANGELOG.md#6146-2020-07-07
- https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/a9857b8f6869451ff058789c4631fadfde5bbcbc
- https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-93f3-23rq-pjfp
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00023.html
- https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/66aab417f836a901f8afb265251f761bb0422463/CHANGELOG.md#6146-2020-07-07
- https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/a9857b8f6869451ff058789c4631fadfde5bbcbc
- https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-93f3-23rq-pjfp
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07