LOW
npm: Insecure temporary directory generation
Published Apr 22, 2014
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
lib/npm.js in Node Packaged Modules (npm) before 1.3.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names that are created when unpacking archives.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.3.3
No data.
Red Hat Software Collections
nodejs010-npm
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections | nodejs010-npm | Affected | n/a |
npm
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.3.3
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | npm | 0 | 1.3.3 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
3.3 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00372
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00372
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 28.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 28.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 16.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (13)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/10/17 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/11/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61083 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4116 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715325 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87141 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3jv-wrf4-5845 Advisory
- https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f4d31693 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/3635 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4116
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4116
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/152
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 22, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 12, 2013
Link CVE-2013-4116
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-V3JV-WRF4-5845 Updated n/a