CVE-2020-12265 (Critical) detected in decompress-tar-1.0.3.tgz, decompress-1.0.7.tgz

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CVE-2020-12265 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - decompress-tar-1.0.3.tgz, decompress-1.0.7.tgz

decompress-tar-1.0.3.tgz

decompress tar plugin

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/decompress-tar/-/decompress-tar-1.0.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/decompress-tar/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• yeoman-generator-0.17.7.tgz (Root Library)
  • download-1.0.7.tgz
    • decompress-1.0.7.tgz
      • ❌ decompress-tar-1.0.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

decompress-1.0.7.tgz

Easily extract archives

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/decompress/-/decompress-1.0.7.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/decompress/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• yeoman-generator-0.17.7.tgz (Root Library)
  • download-1.0.7.tgz
    • ❌ decompress-1.0.7.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f1011c2c99085a741d1c0ddbb5dd8b10272ca9b1

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.
Mend Note: Decompress versions prior to 4.2.1 are vulnerable to CVE-2020-12265 which could lead to Path Traversal. decompress-tar is a tar plugin for decompress and is also vulnerable to CVE-2020-12265 and there is no fixed version for decompress-tar.

Publish Date: 2020-04-26

URL: CVE-2020-12265

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-12265

Release Date: 2020-04-26

Fix Resolution: decompress - 4.2.1

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