Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affecting npm package, versions <6.14.6


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (16th percentile)
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NVD
4.4 medium
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SUSE
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
4.4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-NPM-575435
  • published 8 Jul 2020
  • disclosed 7 Jul 2020
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade npm to version 6.14.6 or higher.

Overview

npm is a package manager for JavaScript.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. 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.

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