High severity · published Jan 23, 2017
CVE-2015-8860
The tar package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive
7.5
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The tar package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
through 1.8.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8860
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8860
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
Mitigation
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/57
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