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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLWo1bWctZnBxOC12dnh2
Directory Traversal in commentapp.stetsonwood
Affected versions of commentapp.stetsonwood
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-j5mg-fpq8-vvxvJSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLWo1bWctZnBxOC12dnh2
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: almost 6 years ago
Updated: 8 months ago
CVSS Score: 7.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Identifiers: GHSA-j5mg-fpq8-vvxv, CVE-2017-16143
References:
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16143
- https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/commentapp.stetsonwood
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j5mg-fpq8-vvxv
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/470
Affected Packages
npm:commentapp.stetsonwood
Dependent packages: 1Dependent repositories: 1
Downloads: 7 last month
Affected Version Ranges: <= 0.0.1
No known fixed version
All affected versions: 0.0.1