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.
                
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () http://blog.npmjs.org/post/142036323955/fixing-a-bearer-token-vulnerability - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980827 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f67ecad59e99a03e5aad8e93cd1a086ae087cb29 - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/fea8cc92cee02c720b58f95f14d315507ccad401 - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/8380 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/npm-tokens-leak-march-2016/ - Vendor Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2016-07-02 14:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-3956
Mitre link : CVE-2016-3956
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3956
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                ibm
- sdk
 
npmjs
- npm
 
nodejs
- node.js
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-200
                        
            Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
