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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTc5cDgtNGN3cS1yaHFo

Directory Traversal in jn_jj_server

Affected versions of jn_jj_server 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:

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-79p8-4cwq-rhqh
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: over 6 years ago
Updated: over 1 year ago

EPSS Percentage: 0.00651
EPSS Percentile: 0.79293

Identifiers: GHSA-79p8-4cwq-rhqh, CVE-2017-16210
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16210
• https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/jn_jj_server
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-79p8-4cwq-rhqh
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/424

Blast Radius: 1.0

Affected Packages