Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected but not classified as vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities in Node.js

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in Node.js used by IBM InfoSphere Information Server were addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-16777
**DESCRIPTION:**npm CLI could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to prevent existing globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass filesystem access restrictions to overwrite an existing binary with a globally-installed package.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173159 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2019-16776
**DESCRIPTION:**npm CLI could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to prevent access to folders outside of the intended node_modules folder through the bin field. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to folders outside of the intended node_modules folder through the bin field.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173161 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2020-15095
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js npm CLI module could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storing of user credentials in the log file. By persuading a victim to open a log file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain user credentials.
CVSS Base score: 4.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184666 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2019-16775
**DESCRIPTION:**npm CLI could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass filesystem access restrictions to create symlinks to files outside of the node_modules folder through the bin field upon installation.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173163 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-29244
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js npm module could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an issue with ignoring root-level .gitignore & .npmignore file exclusion directives when run in a workspace or with a workspace flag. By sending a specially-crafted request using npm pack or npm publish, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228303 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2020-7754
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js npm-user-validate module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when processing long input strings begin with @ characters for user emails. By sending a specially-crafted input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189917 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

**IBM X-Force ID:**184667
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js npm-registry-fetch module could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storing of user credentials in the log file. By gaining access to the log files, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain user credentials, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184667 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

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