Base Score

HIGH7.5

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.

VectorNETWORK

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateJan 23, 2017, 21:59

Affected Versions(1)

tar(npm)

Introduced0

Fixed2.0.0

LimitN/A

Package (Ecosystem)	Introduced	Fixed	Limit
tar(npm)	0	2.0.0	N/A

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-59

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.5

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Base Severity

HIGH

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

HIGH

Availability (A)

NONE

References

Base Score

HIGH7.5

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-59

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.5

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Base Severity

HIGH

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

HIGH

Availability (A)

NONE