Incorrect Default Permissions in log4js
CVE-2022-21704
- log4js
- org.webjars.npm:log4js
Summary
log4js-node is a port of log4js to node.js. In affected versions default file permissions for log files created by the file, fileSync and dateFile appenders are world-readable (in unix). This could cause problems if log files contain sensitive information. This would affect any users that have not supplied their own permissions for the files via the mode parameter in the config. Users are advised to update.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- LOW
- HIGH
- NONE
CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published