CVE-2016-10538

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-05-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The package `node-cli` before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.

Affected products

Cli Project Cli: before 1.0.0 — fixed in 1.0.0
Debian Linux: 8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cli Project Cli 1.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809252
https://github.com/node-js-libs/cli/issues/81
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/95
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809252
https://github.com/node-js-libs/cli/issues/81
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/95

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