HIGH
nodejs-tar: insecure processing of symbolic links during package processing
Published Jan 23, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.91%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.91% 0.04912
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04912
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.91% (0.04912) | 91.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.91% (0.04912) | 90.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 60.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 56.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 55.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 53.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8860 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209501 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfjr-3jmm-4g9v Advisory
- https://github.com/npm/npm/releases/tag/v2.7.5
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/57 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8860
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8860
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/57
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8860 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209501 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfjr-3jmm-4g9v | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/npm/npm/releases/tag/v2.7.5 | ||
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/57 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8860 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8860 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/57 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 23, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 20, 2016
Link CVE-2015-8860
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-GFJR-3JMM-4G9V Updated n/a