cvelist/2022/1xxx/CVE-2022-1537.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "security@huntr.dev",
        "ID": "CVE-2022-1537",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "file.copy operations in GruntJS are vulnerable to a TOCTOU race condition leading to arbitrary file write in gruntjs/grunt"
    },
    "affects": {
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                {
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                            {
                                "product_name": "gruntjs/grunt",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_value": "1.5.3"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "gruntjs"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "file.copy operations in GruntJS are vulnerable to a TOCTOU race condition leading to arbitrary file write in GitHub repository gruntjs/grunt prior to 1.5.3. This vulnerability is capable of arbitrary file writes which can lead to local privilege escalation to the GruntJS user if a lower-privileged user has write access to both source and destination directories as the lower-privileged user can create a symlink to the GruntJS user's .bashrc file or replace /etc/shadow file if the GruntJS user is root."
            }
        ]
    },
    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 7.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/0179c3e5-bc02-4fc9-8491-a1a319b51b4d",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/0179c3e5-bc02-4fc9-8491-a1a319b51b4d"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/58016ffac5ed9338b63ecc2a63710f5027362bae",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/58016ffac5ed9338b63ecc2a63710f5027362bae"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20230405 [SECURITY] [DLA 3383-1] grunt security update",
                "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00006.html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "source": {
        "advisory": "0179c3e5-bc02-4fc9-8491-a1a319b51b4d",
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
    }
}