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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLW0zM3YtMzM4aC00djlm

Path traversal in Node-Red

Impact

This vulnerability allows arbitrary path traversal via the Projects API.

If the Projects feature is enabled, a user with projects.read permission is able to access any file via the Projects API.

Patches

The issue has been patched in Node-RED 1.2.8

Workarounds

The vulnerability applies only to the Projects feature which is not enabled by default in Node-RED.

The primary workaround is not give untrusted users read access to the Node-RED editor.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to the Tencent Woodpecker Security Team for disclosing this vulnerability.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m33v-338h-4v9f
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Low
Classification: General
Published: over 3 years ago
Updated: over 1 year ago

Identifiers: GHSA-m33v-338h-4v9f, CVE-2021-21298
References:

• https://github.com/node-red/node-red/security/advisories/GHSA-m33v-338h-4v9f
• https://github.com/node-red/node-red/commit/74db3e17d075f23d9c95d7871586cf461524c456
• https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/1.2.8
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/@node-red/runtime
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21298
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m33v-338h-4v9f

Repository: https://github.com/node-red/node-red
Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages