VDB
CVE-2016-3956
CVE-2016-3956
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The CLI in npm before 2.15.1 and 3.x before 3.8.3, as used in Node.js 0.10 before 0.10.44, 0.12 before 0.12.13, 4 before 4.4.2, and 5 before 5.10.0, includes bearer tokens with arbitrary requests, which allows remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information by reading Authorization headers.
EPSS 6.75% · 93.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
6.75%
93.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | npm | 0, 3.5.2-0ubuntu4, * |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | npm | 0, 3.5.2-0ubuntu4 |
Timeline
- Jul 2, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 20, 2025 EPSS Score
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- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3956 third-party-advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/npm-tokens-leak-march-2016/ third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/8380 third-party-advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980827 third-party-advisory
- http://blog.npmjs.org/post/142036323955/fixing-a-bearer-token-vulnerability third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4785-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3956 third-party-advisory