CVE-2017-14849 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-09-28

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 90.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.90232.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101056
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2017-path-validation/
https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/913131152868876288

History

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Subscriptions

Nodejs Node.js

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:42:22.072Z

Reserved: 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14849

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-28T01:29:02.543

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-14849

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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