CVE-2016-10538 Low Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2016-10538 - Low Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - cli-0.6.6.tgz

A tool for rapidly building command line apps

path: /JSHint/node_modules/jshint/node_modules/cli/package.json

Library home page: http://registry.npmjs.org/cli/-/cli-0.6.6.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ cli-0.6.6.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2018-05-31

URL: CVE-2016-10538

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/95

Release Date: 2016-06-15

Fix Resolution: Update to version 1.0.0 or later.

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