PT-2014-2739
CVE-2013-4116
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Published
2014-04-22
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Updated
2020-10-14
Description by
CVSS 2.0
3.3
LowMetricsAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Node Packaged Modules (npm) versions prior to 1.3.3
Description
The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names that are created when unpacking archives. This can potentially result in local privilege escalation.
Recommendations
Update to version 1.3.3 or later.
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