CVE-2016-3956
CVE-2016-3956
This page contains facts from public vulnerability sources. Check the original advisory before updating.
The CLI in npm before 2.15.1 and 3.x before 3.8.3, as used in Node.js 0.10 before 0.10.44, 0.12 before 0.12.13, 4 before 4.4.2, and 5 before 5.10.0, includes bearer tokens with arbitrary requests, which allows remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information by reading Authorization headers.
CVSS 7.5 · High · EPSS 5.5% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
npm Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.8.0+ds-2
Update to 5.8.0+ds-2
npm Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.8.0+ds-2
Update to 5.8.0+ds-2
npm Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.8.0+ds-2
Update to 5.8.0+ds-2
npm npm
- Affected ranges
- SEMVER: < 2.15.1
Update to 2.15.1
npm npm
- Affected ranges
- SEMVER: ≥ 3.0.0, < 3.8.3
Update to 3.8.3
npm Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.4.21+ds-2
- 3.5.2-0ubuntu4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.5.2-0ubuntu4.1.16.04.1~esm1
Update to 3.5.2-0ubuntu4.1.16.04.1~esm1
npm Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.5.2-0ubuntu4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.5.2-0ubuntu4.1.18.04.1~esm1
Update to 3.5.2-0ubuntu4.1.18.04.1~esm1
Original sources
- https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/8380
- https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f67ecad59e99a03e5aad8e93cd1a086ae087cb29
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980827
- https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/fea8cc92cee02c720b58f95f14d315507ccad401
- http://blog.npmjs.org/post/142036323955/fixing-a-bearer-token-vulnerability
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/npm-tokens-leak-march-2016/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3956