GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-7vq3-wcjw-3fxh Directory Traversal in lab6.brit95

HIGH Published 2018-07-23 Modified 2023-09-11 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2017-16140
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
lab6.brit95
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-22
Reviewed
2020-06-16

Affected packages

• npm lab6.brit95: <= 0.1.1 (no fix yet)

Description

Affected versions of `lab6.brit95` resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system. Example request: ```http GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1 host:foo ``` Recommendation No patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended that the package is only used for local development, and if the functionality is needed for production, a different package is used instead.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References