CVE-2016-3956

High

Description

The CLI in npm before 2.15.1 and 3.x before 3.8.3, as used in Node.js 0.10 before 0.10.44, 0.12 before 0.12.13, 4 before 4.4.2, and 5 before 5.10.0, includes bearer tokens with arbitrary requests, which allows remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information by reading Authorization headers.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability93. percentile5.5%
ProductNodejs Node.js
PublishedJul 2, 2016
First seenJul 2, 2016

How to fix

Update
  • npmjs npm2.15.1, 3.8.3 or later
  • npm2.15.1, 3.8.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
nodejs node.js0.10.0, 0.10.1, 0.10.2, 0.10.3, 0.10.4, 0.10.5, 0.10.6, 0.10.7, 0.10.8, 0.10.9, 0.10.10, 0.10.11, 0.10.12, 0.10.13, 0.10.14, 0.10.15, 0.10.16, 0.10.16-isaacs-manual, 0.10.17, 0.10.18, 0.10.19, 0.10.20, 0.10.21, 0.10.22, 0.10.23, 0.10.24, 0.10.25, 0.10.26, 0.10.27, 0.10.28, 0.10.29, 0.10.30, 0.10.31, 0.10.32, 0.10.33, 0.10.34, 0.10.35, 0.10.36, 0.10.37, 0.10.38, 0.10.39, 0.10.40, 0.10.41, 0.12.0, 0.12.1, 0.12.2, 0.12.3, 0.12.4, 0.12.5, 0.12.6, 0.12.7, 0.12.8, 0.12.9, 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 5.0.0, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.5.0, 5.6.0, 5.7.0, 5.7.1, 5.8.0, 5.8.1, 5.9.0, 5.9.1—
ibm sdkv ≤ 1.1.0.20, v ≤ 1.2.0.10, v ≤ 4.4.1.0—
npmjs npmv < 2.15.1, 3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.8.32.15.1, 3.8.3
npmnpmv < 2.15.1, 3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.8.32.15.1, 3.8.3

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CVE-2016-3956 · Nodejs Node.js · Dark Radar