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CVE-2016-10538

The package `node-cli` before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allo

The package node-cli before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.

LOW · CVSS 3.5 EPSS 0.00317
Schedule remediation
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
cli project cli< 1.0.0
debian linuxall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm cli LOW fixed in 1.0.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocgithub.com · issues/81github.com
pocnodesecurity.io · advisories/95nodesecurity.io
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Scoring & Timeline

3.5
LOW · CVSS v3.0 · support@hackerone.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD31 May 2018 · 08:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809252Third Party Advisory
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