High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-5484
CVE-2019-5484
Description
Bower before 1.8.8 has a path traversal vulnerability permitting file write in arbitrary locations via install command, which allows attackers to write arbitrary files when a malicious package is extracted.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
bowernpm | < 1.8.8 | 1.8.8 |
Affected products
3- Bower/Bowerdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- github.com/bower/bower/commit/45c6bfa86f6e57731b153baca9e0b41a1cc699e3nvdPatchWEB
- hackerone.com/reports/473811nvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- snyk.io/blog/severe-security-vulnerability-in-bowers-zip-archive-extractionnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-p6mr-pxg4-68hxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5484ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/487.jsonghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ba4c628fba7181af58817d452119481adce4ba92e889c643e4c7dd3@%3Ccommits.netbeans.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5ac16fad337d1f3bb7079549f97d8166d0ef3082629417c39f12d63@%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/776ghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ba4c628fba7181af58817d452119481adce4ba92e889c643e4c7dd3%40%3Ccommits.netbeans.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5ac16fad337d1f3bb7079549f97d8166d0ef3082629417c39f12d63%40%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3Envd
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