CVE-2019-5484: Path Traversal

September 13, 2019 (updated October 9, 2019)

Bower 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.

References

github.com/bower/bower/commit/45c6bfa86f6e57731b153baca9e0b41a1cc699e3
hackerone.com/reports/473811
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5484

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