GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-pq5x-rprq-8jrj Directory Traversal in exxxxxxxxxxx
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2017-16130
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- exxxxxxxxxxx
- 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 exxxxxxxxxxx: <= 1.0.2 (no fix yet)
Description
Affected versions of `exxxxxxxxxxx` 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.
This vulnerability is only effective for files that have a file extension, which provides a partial mitigation.
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)
- CVE-2017-16130 exxxxxxxxxxx is an Http eX Frame Google Style JavaScript Guide. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness