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Yarn untrusted search path vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 4, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 5, 2024

Package

npm yarn (npm)

Affected versions

< 1.22.13

Patched versions

1.22.13

Description

An untrusted search path vulnerability was found in Yarn. When a victim runs certain Yarn commands in a directory with attacker-controlled content, malicious commands could be executed in unexpected ways.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 4, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 4, 2024
Reviewed Feb 5, 2024
Last updated Feb 5, 2024

Severity

High
7.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-4435

GHSA ID

GHSA-mpwj-fcr6-x34c

Source code

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