CVE-2022-1537
HIGHgruntjs/grunt < 1.5.3 - Arbitrary File Write via TOCTOU Race Condition in file.copy
Title source: llmDescription
file.copy operations in GruntJS are vulnerable to a TOCTOU race condition leading to arbitrary file write in GitHub repository gruntjs/grunt prior to 1.5.3. This vulnerability is capable of arbitrary file writes which can lead to local privilege escalation to the GruntJS user if a lower-privileged user has write access to both source and destination directories as the lower-privileged user can create a symlink to the GruntJS user's .bashrc file or replace /etc/shadow file if the GruntJS user is root.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00006.html
Patch, Technical Description
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/58016ffac5ed9338b63ecc2a63710f5027362bae
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Technical Description
https://huntr.dev/bounties/0179c3e5-bc02-4fc9-8491-a1a319b51b4d
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
48.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-367
Status
published
Products (2)
gruntjs/grunt
< 1.5.3
npm/grunt
0 - 1.5.3npm
Published
May 10, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026