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Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data in yarn

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 31, 2019 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

npm yarn (npm)

Affected versions

< 1.17.3

Patched versions

1.17.3

Description

Yarn before 1.17.3 is vulnerable to Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data due to HTTP URLs in lockfile causing unencrypted authentication data to be sent over the network.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 30, 2019
Reviewed Jul 31, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 31, 2019
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High
8.1
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-5448

GHSA ID

GHSA-wqfc-cr59-h64p

Source code

No known source code
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