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CVE-2023-37478 Details

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v7.33.4 CVERelease Notes
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v8.6.8 CVERelease Notes
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-5r98-f33j-g8h7 CVEVendor Advisory
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v7.33.4 [email protected]Release Notes
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v8.6.8 [email protected]Release Notes

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]
CWE-284Improper Access Control[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pnpm pnpm
< 7.33.4
>= 8.0.0, < 8.6.8

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-37478
NVD Published Date:
Aug 1, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-37478 Details - Not Deferred