PT-2018-6090 · Npm · Node-Tkinter

Published 2018-05-29 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-16062

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: node-tkinter versions all

Description: The node-tkinter package is a piece of malware designed to steal environment variables and send them to attacker-controlled locations. It has been unpublished from the npm registry. If installed, the primary security concern is determining how it was introduced into the environment.

Recommendations: Delete the node-tkinter package Clear your npm cache Ensure it is not present in any other package.json files on your system Regenerate your registry credentials, tokens, and any other sensitive credentials that may have been present in your environment variables Review any services exposed via credentials in your environment variables, such as databases, for indicators of compromise

Fix

RCE

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-506

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16062

GHSA-MWCV-M549-5CM8

Affected Products

Node-Tkinter

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16062 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-mwcv-m549-5cm8 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/501 · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/501 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwcv-m549-5cm8 · Note