Information disclosure in Npm Cli
CVE-2020-15095
Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.14.6 are vulnerable to an information exposure vulnerability through log files. The CLI supports URLs like "<protocol>://[<user>[:<password>]@]<hostname>[:<port>][:][/]<path>". The password value is not redacted and is printed to stdout and also to any generated log files.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Npm Cli — versions < 6.14.6
- Npmjs Npm
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-93f3-23rq-pjfp (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/npm/cli/commit/a9857b8f6869451ff058789c4631fadfde5bbcbc (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/npm/cli/blob/66aab417f836a901f8afb265251f761bb0422463/CHANGELOG.md (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00015.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00023.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15095?
- CVE-2020-15095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Npm Cli, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2020-07-07.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15095?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-15095 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.