CVE-2019-16775

Name	CVE-2019-16775
Description	Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.3 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Write. It is possible for packages to create symlinks to files outside of thenode_modules folder through the bin field upon installation. A properly constructed entry in the package.json bin field would allow a package publisher to create a symlink pointing to arbitrary files on a user's system when the package is installed. This behavior is still possible through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install option.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	947127

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
npm (PTS)	bullseye	7.5.2+ds-2	fixed
	bookworm	9.2.0~ds1-1	fixed
	forky, sid, trixie	9.2.0~ds1-3	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Debian Bugs
npm	source	experimental	6.13.4+ds-1
npm	source	jessie	(unfixed)	end-of-life
npm	source	buster	5.8.0+ds6-4+deb10u1
npm	source	(unstable)	6.13.4+ds-2		947127

Notes

[jessie] - npm <end-of-life> (Nodejs in jessie not covered by security support)
https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-m6cx-g6qm-p2cx
https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli