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TI-2020-06174 Aliases CVE-2020-7653GHSA-4vj3-f849-5r48

Link following in snyk-broker

Priority LOW 31CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

All versions of snyk-broker before 4.80.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read. It allows arbitrary file reads for users with access to Snyk's internal network by creating symlinks to match whitelisted paths.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0113 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed snyk-broker: 4.80.0snyk-broker (npm): 4.80.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—snyk-brokerbefore 4.80.04.80.0Patch availableCNA
—snyk-broker (npm)before 4.80.04.80.0Patch availableGHSA-4vj3-f849-5r48
  • snyk-broker Vendor— Affected before 4.80.0 Fixed in 4.80.0 Patch available CNA
  • snyk-broker (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.80.0 Fixed in 4.80.0 Patch available GHSA-4vj3-f849-5r48

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:synk:broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.80.0VulnerableSynk
  • cpe:2.3:a:synk:broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.80.0 Vulnerable ·Synk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA snyk-broker Fixed in 4.80.0
  • Fix · GHSA-4vj3-f849-5r48 snyk-broker (npm) Fixed in 4.80.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7653
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vj3-f849-5r48

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-06175 Sensitive information in log files in snyk-broker CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-06173 Path traversal in snyk-broker CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2020-06171 Path traversal in snyk-broker CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2020-06169 Path traversal in snyk-broker CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2020-06172 Path traversal in snyk-broker CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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