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CVE-2017-14849in critical feedNuclei template

Node.js 8.5.0 before 8.6.0 allows remote attackers to access unintended files, because a change to ".." handling was incompatible with the…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
54.4%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
0
none known · Nuclei check

Node.js 8.5.0 before 8.6.0 allows remote attackers to access unintended files, because a change to ".." handling was incompatible with the pathname validation used by unspecified community modules.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

54.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • Nuclei template Node.js <8.6.0 - Directory Traversal · nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Technology feeds
Node.js (RSS, critical only)

References

  • nodejs.org /en/blog/vulnerability/september-2017-path-validation/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/101056 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • twitter.com /nodejs/status/913131152868876288 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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