VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-12556

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.77%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-05-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

The signature verification routine in install.sh in yarnpkg/website through 2018-06-05 only verifies that the yarn release is signed by any (arbitrary) key in the local keyring of the user, and does not pin the signature to the yarn release key, which allows remote attackers to sign tampered yarn release packages with their own key.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Primary references