CVE-2024-53866

Dec. 10, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

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No Score

Description

The package manager pnpm prior to version 9.15.0 seems to mishandle overrides and global cache: Overrides from one workspace leak into npm metadata saved in global cache; npm metadata from global cache affects other workspaces; and installs by default don't revalidate the data (including on first lockfile generation). This can make workspace A (even running with `ignore-scripts=true`) posion global cache and execute scripts in workspace B. Users generally expect `ignore-scripts` to be sufficient to prevent immediate code execution on install (e.g. when the tree is just repacked/bundled without executing it). Here, that expectation is broken. Global state integrity is lost via operations that one would expect to be secure, enabling subsequently running arbitrary code execution on installs. Version 9.15.0 fixes the issue. As a work-around, use separate cache and store dirs in each workspace.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
pnpm
  • ['before 9.15.0']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-426
Untrusted Search Path
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

Timeline

Published: Dec. 10, 2024, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 10, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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More info

Source

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