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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-5448

Yarn before 1.17.3 is vulnerable to Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data due to HTTP URLs in lockfile causing unencrypted authentication data to be sent over the network.

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CVE-2019-5448
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1 Nov 2026, 06:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-5448

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Jul 2019, 21:15 UTC

Yarn before 1.17.3 is vulnerable to Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data due to HTTP URLs in lockfile causing unencrypted authentication data to be sent over the network.

osv:CVE-2019-5448
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5448",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-5448",
    "summary": "Yarn before 1.17.3 is vulnerable to Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data due to HTTP URLs in lockfile causing unencrypted authentication data to be sent over the network.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-5448",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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        "GHSA-wqfc-cr59-h64p"
      ],
      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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                {
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                {
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            "v1.4.1",
            "v1.4.0",
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            "v1.3.0",
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            "v1.2.0",
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            "v1.0.1",
            "v1.0.0",
            "v0.28.0",
            "v0.27.0",
            "v0.26.0",
            "v0.25.0",
            "v0.23.0",
            "v0.22.0",
            "v0.21.0",
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            "v0.20.0",
            "v0.19.0",
            "v0.20.0-0",
            "v0.18.0",
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          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:38.270145808Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://yarnpkg.com/blog/2019/07/12/recommended-security-update/",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/640904",
        "https://github.com/ChALkeR/notes/blob/master/Yarn-vuln.md"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2019-5448",
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      }
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434398,
  "published_at": "2019-07-30T21:15:11.523+00:00"
}