Information disclosure in IBM Sdk
CVE-2016-3956
The CLI in npm before 2.15.1 and 3.x before 3.8.3, as used in Node.js 0.10 before 0.10.44, 0.12 before 0.12.13, 4 before 4.4.2, and 5 before 5.10.0, includes bearer tokens with arbitrary requests, which allows remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information by reading Authorization headers.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.055 (92.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.067 · newest: 0.055 · change: -0.013
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/npm/npm/issues/8380 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/npm/npm/commit/f67ecad59e99a03e5aad8e93cd1a086ae087cb29 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/npm/npm/commit/fea8cc92cee02c720b58f95f14d315507ccad401 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.npmjs.org/post/142036323955/fixing-a-bearer-token-vulnerability (Vendor Advisory)
- nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/npm-tokens-leak-march-2016/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3956?
- CVE-2016-3956 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Sdk, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3956?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3956 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.