Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Overwrite. It fails to prevent existing globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installations. For example, if a package was installed globally and created a serve binary, any subsequent installs of packages that also create a serve binary would overwrite the previous serve binary. This behavior is still allowed in local installations and also through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install option.

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2020:0579 advisory.

  - Improper Certificate Validation in Node.js 10, 12, and 13 causes the process to abort when sending a     crafted X.509 certificate (CVE-2019-15604)

  - HTTP request smuggling in Node.js 10, 12, and 13 causes malicious payload delivery when transfer-encoding     is malformed (CVE-2019-15605)

  - Including trailing white space in HTTP header values in Nodejs 10, 12, and 13 causes bypass of     authorization based on header value comparisons (CVE-2019-15606)

  - Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.3 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Write. It is possible for     packages to create symlinks to files outside of thenode_modules folder through the bin field upon     installation. A properly constructed entry in the package.json bin field would allow a package publisher     to create a symlink pointing to arbitrary files on a user's system when the package is installed. This     behavior is still possible through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-     scripts install option. (CVE-2019-16775)

  - Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.3 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Write. It fails to prevent     access to folders outside of the intended node_modules folder through the bin field. A properly     constructed entry in the package.json bin field would allow a package publisher to modify and/or gain     access to arbitrary files on a user's system when the package is installed. This behavior is still     possible through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install     option. (CVE-2019-16776)

  - Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Overwrite. It fails to prevent     existing globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installations. For example, if a     package was installed globally and created a serve binary, any subsequent installs of packages that also     create a serve binary would overwrite the previous serve binary. This behavior is still allowed in local     installations and also through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-     scripts install option. (CVE-2019-16777)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0602 advisory.

    Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the     JavaScript programming language.

    The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: rh-nodejs12-nodejs (12.16.1).

    Security Fix(es):

    * nodejs: HTTP request smuggling using malformed Transfer-Encoding header (CVE-2019-15605)

    * nodejs: Remotely trigger an assertion on a TLS server with a malformed certificate string     (CVE-2019-15604)

    * nodejs: HTTP header values do not have trailing optional whitespace trimmed (CVE-2019-15606)

    * npm: Symlink reference outside of node_modules folder through the bin field upon installation     (CVE-2019-16775)

    * npm: Arbitrary file write via constructed entry in the package.json bin field (CVE-2019-16776)

    * npm: Global node_modules Binary Overwrite (CVE-2019-16777)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2625 advisory.

    Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the     JavaScript programming language.

    The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: rh-nodejs8-nodejs (8.17.0).
    (BZ#1829414)

    Security Fix(es):

    * nodejs-brace-expansion: Regular expression denial of service (CVE-2017-18077)

    * nodejs-chownr: TOCTOU vulnerability in `chownr` function in chownr.js (CVE-2017-18869)

    * nodejs-sshpk: ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid public keys in lib/formats/ssh.js (CVE-2018-3737)

    * nodejs-deep-extend: Prototype pollution can allow attackers to modify object properties (CVE-2018-3750)

    * npm: Symlink reference outside of node_modules folder through the bin field upon installation     (CVE-2019-16775)

    * npm: Arbitrary file write via constructed entry in the package.json bin field (CVE-2019-16776)

    * npm: Global node_modules Binary Overwrite (CVE-2019-16777)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0597 advisory.

    Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the     JavaScript programming language.

    The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: rh-nodejs10-nodejs (10.19.0).

    Security Fix(es):

    * nodejs: HTTP request smuggling using malformed Transfer-Encoding header (CVE-2019-15605)

    * nodejs: Remotely trigger an assertion on a TLS server with a malformed certificate string     (CVE-2019-15604)

    * nodejs: HTTP header values do not have trailing optional whitespace trimmed (CVE-2019-15606)

    * npm: Symlink reference outside of node_modules folder through the bin field upon installation     (CVE-2019-16775)

    * npm: Arbitrary file write via constructed entry in the package.json bin field (CVE-2019-16776)

    * npm: Global node_modules Binary Overwrite (CVE-2019-16777)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2020:0579 advisory.

  - nodejs: Remotely trigger an assertion on a TLS server with a malformed certificate string (CVE-2019-15604)

  - nodejs: HTTP request smuggling using malformed Transfer-Encoding header (CVE-2019-15605)

  - nodejs: HTTP header values do not have trailing optional whitespace trimmed (CVE-2019-15606)

  - npm: Symlink reference outside of node_modules folder through the bin field upon installation     (CVE-2019-16775)

  - npm: Arbitrary file write via constructed entry in the package.json bin field (CVE-2019-16776)

  - npm: Global node_modules Binary Overwrite (CVE-2019-16777)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-0579 advisory.

    - Rebase to 10.19.0 to fix CVE-2019-15604 to CVE-2019-15606
    - Rebase to 10.16.3 to fix CVE-2019-9511 to CVE-2019-9518

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

NPM reports :

Global node_modules Binary Overwrite

Symlink reference outside of node_modules

Arbitrary File Write

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-48 (Node.js: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Node.js. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could possibly write arbitrary files, cause a Denial       of Service condition or can conduct HTTP request splitting attacks.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0579 advisory.

    Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the     JavaScript programming language.

    The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: nodejs (10.19.0).

    Security Fix(es):

    * nodejs: HTTP request smuggling using malformed Transfer-Encoding header (CVE-2019-15605)

    * nodejs: Remotely trigger an assertion on a TLS server with a malformed certificate string     (CVE-2019-15604)

    * nodejs: HTTP header values do not have trailing optional whitespace trimmed (CVE-2019-15606)

    * npm: Symlink reference outside of node_modules folder through the bin field upon installation     (CVE-2019-16775)

    * npm: Arbitrary file write via constructed entry in the package.json bin field (CVE-2019-16776)

    * npm: Global node_modules Binary Overwrite (CVE-2019-16777)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0573 advisory.

    Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the     JavaScript programming language.

    The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: nodejs (10.19.0).

    Security Fix(es):

    * nodejs: HTTP request smuggling using malformed Transfer-Encoding header (CVE-2019-15605)

    * nodejs: Remotely trigger an assertion on a TLS server with a malformed certificate string     (CVE-2019-15604)

    * nodejs: HTTP header values do not have trailing optional whitespace trimmed (CVE-2019-15606)

    * npm: Symlink reference outside of node_modules folder through the bin field upon installation     (CVE-2019-16775)

    * npm: Arbitrary file write via constructed entry in the package.json bin field (CVE-2019-16776)

    * npm: Global node_modules Binary Overwrite (CVE-2019-16777)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

This update for nodejs12 fixes the following issues :

nodejs12 was updated to version 12.15.0.

Security issues fixed :

CVE-2019-15604: Fixed a remotely triggerable assertion in the TLS server via a crafted certificate string (CVE-2019-15604, bsc#1163104).

CVE-2019-15605: Fixed an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability via malformed Transfer-Encoding header (CVE-2019-15605, bsc#1163102).

CVE-2019-15606: Fixed the white space sanitation of HTTP headers (CVE-2019-15606, bsc#1163103).

CVE-2019-16775: Fixed an arbitrary file write vulnerability (bsc#1159352).

CVE-2019-16776: Fixed an arbitrary file write vulnerability (bsc#1159352).

CVE-2019-16777: Fixed an arbitrary file write vulnerability (bsc#1159352).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for nodejs6 to version 6.17.1 fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

CVE-2019-16777, CVE-2019-16776, CVE-2019-16775: Updated npm to 6.13.4, fixing an arbitrary path overwrite and access via 'bin' field (bsc#1159352).

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Update to 12.14.1

Add new subpackage `nodejs-full-i18n` to provide non-English locale and Unicode support.

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Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for nodejs10 to version 10.18.0 fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

CVE-2019-16777, CVE-2019-16776, CVE-2019-16775: Updated npm to 6.13.4, fixing an arbitrary path overwrite and access via 'bin' field (bsc#1159352).

Added support for chacha20-poly1305 for Authenticated encryption (AEAD).

Non-security issues fixed :

Fixed wrong path in gypi files (bsc#1159812).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for nodejs8 to version 8.17.0 fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2019-16777, CVE-2019-16776, CVE-2019-16775: Updated     npm to 6.13.4, fixing an arbitrary path overwrite and     access via 'bin' field (bsc#1159352).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

This update for nodejs10 to version 10.18.0 fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

CVE-2019-16777, CVE-2019-16776, CVE-2019-16775: Updated npm to 6.13.4, fixing an arbitrary path overwrite and access via 'bin' field (bsc#1159352).

Added support for chacha20-poly1305 for Authenticated encryption (AEAD).

Non-security issues fixed: Fix wrong path in gypi files (bsc#1159812)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for nodejs8 to version 8.17.0 fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

CVE-2019-16777, CVE-2019-16776, CVE-2019-16775: Updated npm to 6.13.4, fixing an arbitrary path overwrite and access via 'bin' field (bsc#1159352).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
184706	Rocky Linux 8 : nodejs:10 (RLSA-2020:0579)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	critical
170354	RHEL 7 : rh-nodejs12-nodejs (RHSA-2020:0602)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
170350	RHEL 7 : rh-nodejs8-nodejs (RHSA-2020:2625)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
170312	RHEL 7 : rh-nodejs10-nodejs (RHSA-2020:0597)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
145979	CentOS 8 : nodejs:10 (CESA-2020:0579)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	critical
140035	Oracle Linux 8 : nodejs:10 (ELSA-2020-0579)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	critical
137343	FreeBSD : NPM -- Multiple vulnerabilities (2a3588b4-ab12-11ea-a051-001b217b3468)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high
134776	GLSA-202003-48 : Node.js: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
134062	RHEL 8 : nodejs:10 (RHSA-2020:0579)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
134028	RHEL 8 : nodejs:10 (RHSA-2020:0573)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
133947	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : nodejs12 (SUSE-SU-2020:0429-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
133348	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : nodejs6 (SUSE-SU-2020:0247-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
133233	Fedora 31 : 1:libuv / 1:nodejs (2020-595ce5e3cc)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
132952	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : nodejs10 (SUSE-SU-2020:0104-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
132920	openSUSE Security Update : nodejs8 (openSUSE-2020-59)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
132850	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : nodejs10 (SUSE-SU-2020:0063-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
132744	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : nodejs8 (SUSE-SU-2020:0043-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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