CVE-2019-5484

Public Exploit

Description

Bower before 1.8.8 has a path traversal vulnerability permitting file write in arbitrary locations via install command, which allows attackers to write arbitrary files when a malicious package is extracted.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.50%
Third-Party Advisory hackerone.com Third-Party Advisory snyk.io
Affected: n/a bower
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/473811 exploit third party advisory patch
https://snyk.io/blog/severe-security-vulnerability-in-bowers-zip-archive-extraction third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/bower/bower/commit/45c6bfa86f6e57731b153baca9e0b41a1cc699e3 patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ba4c628fba7181af58817d452119481adce4ba92e889c643e4c7dd3%40%3Ccommits.netbeans.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5ac16fad337d1f3bb7079549f97d8166d0ef3082629417c39f12d63%40%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5484?
CVE-2019-5484 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5484?
To fix CVE-2019-5484, 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-2019-5484 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-5484 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5484?
CVE-2019-5484 affects n/a bower.
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