### [CVE-2019-5484](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5484)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=bower&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Path%20Traversal%20(CWE-22)&color=brighgreen)

### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://hackerone.com/reports/473811
- https://hackerone.com/reports/492512
- https://snyk.io/blog/severe-security-vulnerability-in-bowers-zip-archive-extraction

#### Github
- https://github.com/ESAPI/owasp-esapi-js
- https://github.com/ossf-cve-benchmark/CVE-2019-5484