CVE-2020-15095

Sensitive information exposure through logs in npm cli

Description

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.14.6 are vulnerable to an information exposure vulnerability through log files. The CLI supports URLs like "<protocol>://[<user>[:<password>]@]<hostname>[:<port>][:][/]<path>". The password value is not redacted and is printed to stdout and also to any generated log files.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: npm cli
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-93f3-23rq-pjfp third party advisory
https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/a9857b8f6869451ff058789c4631fadfde5bbcbc third party advisory patch
https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/66aab417f836a901f8afb265251f761bb0422463/CHANGELOG.md#6146-2020-07-07 third party advisory release notes
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00011.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00015.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00023.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15095?
CVE-2020-15095 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15095?
To fix CVE-2020-15095, 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-2020-15095 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-15095 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-15095?
CVE-2020-15095 affects npm cli.
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