Is CVE-2019-16775 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-16775 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-16775?

CVE-2019-16775 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-16775?

CVE-2019-16775 has an EPSS score of 3.27% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16775?

Upgrade npm on debian 11 to 6.13.4+ds-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-16775

HIGHEPSS 87th pctl

7.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.3 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Write. It is possible for packages to create symlinks to files outside of thenode_modules folder through the bin field upon installation. A properly constructed entry in the package.json bin field would allow a package publisher to create a symlink pointing to arbitrary files on a user's system when the package is installed. This behavior is still possible through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install option.

CWE-61 CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

npmDebian

Fixed in:6.13.4+ds-2CVE-2019-16775

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

3.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory10

Other references1

lists.fedoraproject.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.