CVE-2018-7408

Description

An issue was discovered in an npm 5.7.0 2018-02-21 pre-release (marked as "next: 5.7.0" and therefore automatically installed by an "npm upgrade -g npm" command, and also announced in the vendor's blog without mention of pre-release status). It might allow local users to bypass intended filesystem access restrictions because ownerships of /etc and /usr directories are being changed unexpectedly, related to a "correctMkdir" issue.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory npmjs.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/74e149da6efe6ed89477faa81fef08eee7999ad0 third party advisory
https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/19883 issue tracking third party advisory
http://blog.npmjs.org/post/171169301000/v571 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7408?
CVE-2018-7408 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-7408?
To fix CVE-2018-7408, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-7408 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-7408 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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