Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-3956 (CCN-112153)

Assigned:2016-03-31
Published:2016-03-31
Updated:2021-06-15
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
6.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
9.1 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
7.9 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
9.4 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-200
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: The npm Blog, March 31, 2016 (3:54 pm)
fixing a bearer token vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://blog.npmjs.org/post/142036323955/fixing-a-bearer-token-vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-3956

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980827

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin N1021324 (i)
Vulnerabilities in Node.js affect IBM i

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1981433 (SDK for Node.js for Bluemix)
Current Releases of IBM SDK for Node.js in IBM Bluemix are affected by CVE-2016-3956, CVE-2016-2515 and CVE-2016-2537.

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1986144 (API Connect)
Multiple vulnerabilities in NPM affects IBM API Connect (CVE-2016-3956, CVE-2016-2537, CVE-2016-2515)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
npm-cve20163956-info-disc(112153)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f67ecad59e99a03e5aad8e93cd1a086ae087cb29

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/fea8cc92cee02c720b58f95f14d315507ccad401

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/8380

Source: CCN
Type: Node.js Web site
npm security updates v2.15.1 and v3.8.3

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/npm-tokens-leak-march-2016/

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1980827 (SDK for Node.js)
Current Releases of IBM SDK for Node.js are affected by CVE-2016-3956

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:nodejs:*:* (Version <= 1.2.0.10)
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:nodejs:*:* (Version <= 4.4.1.0)
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:nodejs:*:* (Version <= 1.1.0.20)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.3.1:rc.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.4.0:rc.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.4.0:rc.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.4.0:rc.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.4.0:rc.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.8.1:rc.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.3.1:rc.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.16-isaacs-manual:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 2.15.1)
  • OR cpe:/a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 3.0.0 and < 3.8.3)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:npm:npm:2.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:npm:npm:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:ibm:i:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:i:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:api_connect:5.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201639560000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3956 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2016-07-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20163956000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3956 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2016-07-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20163956000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3956 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2016-07-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201639560000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3956 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-07-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20163956000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3956 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2016-07-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20163956000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3956 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-07-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201639560000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3956 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.
    2016-07-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20163956000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3956 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2016-07-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201639560000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3956 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2016-07-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20163956000
    V
    		CVE-2016-3956 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2016-07-02
    BACK
    ibm sdk *
    ibm sdk *
    ibm sdk *
    nodejs node.js 5.6.0
    nodejs node.js 4.4.0
    nodejs node.js 4.3.2
    nodejs node.js 4.3.1 rc.2
    nodejs node.js 5.2.0
    nodejs node.js 5.1.0
    nodejs node.js 4.2.1
    nodejs node.js 4.1.2
    nodejs node.js 0.12.8
    nodejs node.js 0.12.6
    nodejs node.js 0.10.9
    nodejs node.js 0.10.7
    nodejs node.js 0.10.38
    nodejs node.js 0.10.36
    nodejs node.js 0.10.31
    nodejs node.js 0.10.3
    nodejs node.js 0.10.23
    nodejs node.js 0.10.21
    nodejs node.js 0.10.16
    nodejs node.js 0.10.14
    nodejs node.js 0.10.1
    nodejs node.js 4.4.0 rc.4
    nodejs node.js 4.4.0 rc.3
    nodejs node.js 4.4.0 rc.2
    nodejs node.js 4.4.0 rc.1
    nodejs node.js 5.0.0
    nodejs node.js 4.2.6
    nodejs node.js 4.2.5
    nodejs node.js 4.2.4
    nodejs node.js 4.2.3
    nodejs node.js 0.12.4
    nodejs node.js 0.12.3
    nodejs node.js 0.12.2
    nodejs node.js 0.12.1
    nodejs node.js 0.10.35
    nodejs node.js 0.10.34
    nodejs node.js 0.10.33
    nodejs node.js 0.10.32
    nodejs node.js 0.10.2
    nodejs node.js 0.10.19
    nodejs node.js 0.10.18
    nodejs node.js 0.10.17
    nodejs node.js 5.9.1
    nodejs node.js 5.9.0
    nodejs node.js 5.8.1 rc.1
    nodejs node.js 5.8.0
    nodejs node.js 5.7.1
    nodejs node.js 4.3.0
    nodejs node.js 5.5.0
    nodejs node.js 5.4.1
    nodejs node.js 5.4.0
    nodejs node.js 4.1.1
    nodejs node.js 4.1.0
    nodejs node.js 4.0.0
    nodejs node.js 0.12.9
    nodejs node.js 0.10.5
    nodejs node.js 0.10.41
    nodejs node.js 0.10.40
    nodejs node.js 0.10.4
    nodejs node.js 0.10.28
    nodejs node.js 0.10.27
    nodejs node.js 0.10.26
    nodejs node.js 0.10.25
    nodejs node.js 0.10.13
    nodejs node.js 0.10.12
    nodejs node.js 0.10.11
    nodejs node.js 0.10.10
    nodejs node.js 5.7.0
    nodejs node.js 4.4.1
    nodejs node.js 4.3.1
    nodejs node.js 4.3.1 rc.1
    nodejs node.js 5.3.0
    nodejs node.js 5.1.1
    nodejs node.js 4.2.2
    nodejs node.js 4.2.0
    nodejs node.js 0.12.7
    nodejs node.js 0.12.5
    nodejs node.js 0.12.0
    nodejs node.js 0.10.8
    nodejs node.js 0.10.6
    nodejs node.js 0.10.39
    nodejs node.js 0.10.37
    nodejs node.js 0.10.30
    nodejs node.js 0.10.29
    nodejs node.js 0.10.24
    nodejs node.js 0.10.22
    nodejs node.js 0.10.20
    nodejs node.js 0.10.16-isaacs-manual
    nodejs node.js 0.10.15
    nodejs node.js 0.10.0
    npmjs npm *
    npmjs npm *
    npm npm 2.15.0
    npm npm 3.8.2
    ibm i 7.1
    ibm i 7.2
    ibm i 7.3
    ibm api connect 5.0.1.0