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CVE-2019-5484 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/bower/bower/commit/45c6bfa86f6e57731b153baca9e0b41a1cc699e3 CVEPatch
https://hackerone.com/reports/473811 CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ba4c628fba7181af58817d452119481adce4ba92e889c643e4c7dd3%40%3Ccommits.netbeans.apache.org%3E CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5ac16fad337d1f3bb7079549f97d8166d0ef3082629417c39f12d63%40%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E CVE
https://snyk.io/blog/severe-security-vulnerability-in-bowers-zip-archive-extraction CVEExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
bower bower
< 1.8.8

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:bower:bower:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-5484
NVD Published Date:
Sep 13, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-5484 Details - Not Deferred