PT-2018-6110 · Npm · Cross-Env.Js

Published 2018-06-07 · Updated 2020-09-01 · CVE-2017-16081

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: cross-env.js (affected versions not specified)

Description: The cross-env.js package is a piece of malware designed to steal environment variables and send them to attacker-controlled locations. All versions of the package have been unpublished from the npm registry. If the package is found installed, the primary concern is determining how it was installed.

Recommendations: Delete the cross-env.js 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 for indicators of compromise.

Fix

RCE

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-506

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16081

GHSA-HWHQ-3HRJ-V6V5

Affected Products

Cross-Env.Js

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hwhq-3hrj-v6v5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16081 · Security Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/520 · Note
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/520 · Note