VDB-235837 · CVE-2023-37478 · GHSA-5r98-f33j-g8h7

pnpm up to 7.33.3/8.6.7 TAR Archive access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in pnpm up to 7.33.3/8.6.7. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component TAR Archive Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-37478. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in pnpm up to 7.33.3/8.6.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component TAR Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

pnpm is a package manager. It is possible to construct a tarball that, when installed via npm or parsed by the registry is safe, but when installed via pnpm is malicious, due to how pnpm parses tar archives. This can result in a package that appears safe on the npm registry or when installed via npm being replaced with a compromised or malicious version when installed via pnpm. This issue has been patched in version(s) 7.33.4 and 8.6.8.

The weakness was disclosed 08/01/2023 as GHSA-5r98-f33j-g8h7. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-37478 since 07/06/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 7.33.4 or 8.6.8 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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Productinfo

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pnpm

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Website

Product: https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pnpm 7.33.4/8.6.8

Timelineinfo

07/06/2023 🔍
08/01/2023 +26 days 🔍
08/01/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/24/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-5r98-f33j-g8h7
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-37478 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-37478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235837

Entryinfo

Created: 08/01/2023 14:32
Updated: 08/24/2023 06:30
Changes: 08/01/2023 14:32 (51), 08/24/2023 06:30 (11)
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