CVE-2018-12556

Published May 16, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-4516 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:38 AM
Reserved
Jun 18, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 16, 2019, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:37 AM