Name: CVE-2020-8131: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-8131, CWE-22, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.05159

Arbitrary filesystem write vulnerability in Yarn before 1.22.0 allows attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution by forcing the user to install a malicious package.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade node-yarnpkg	Jul 30, 2024	Feb 24, 2020
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	Feb 24, 2020

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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