VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-5484

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-09-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references