Name: CVE-2016-10538: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-10538, CWE-22, CWE-362, CVSS 3.5, EPSS 0.00317

The package `node-cli` before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	May 31, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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