pnpm is a package manager. It is possible to construct a tarball that, when installed via npm or parsed by the registry is safe, but when installed via pnpm is malicious, due to how pnpm parses tar archives. This can result in a package that appears safe on the npm registry or when installed via npm being replaced with a compromised or malicious version when installed via pnpm. This issue has been patched in version(s) 7.33.4 and 8.6.8.
Published 2023-08-01 12:15:10
Updated 2023-08-04 17:44:09
Source GitHub, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2023-37478

  • Pnpm » Pnpm » For Node.js
    Versions before (<) 7.33.4
    cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • Pnpm » Pnpm » For Node.js
    Versions from including (>=) 8.0.0 and before (<) 8.6.8
    cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-37478

0.17%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 54 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-37478

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
NIST
7.5
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.6
5.9
GitHub, Inc.

CWE ids for CVE-2023-37478

  • The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
    Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2023-37478

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