CVE-2020-12265 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.

Published: 2020-04-26

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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:decompress_project:decompress:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-1238	The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.
Github GHSA	GHSA-qgfr-5hqp-vrw9	Path Traversal in decompress

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00741.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/71
https://github.com/kevva/decompress/pull/73
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1217

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00747}`	epss `{'score': 0.00737}`

Subscriptions

Decompress Project Decompress

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-04-26T16:46:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T11:48:58.593Z

Reserved: 2020-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-12265

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-26T17:15:11.150

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:59:24.273

Link: CVE-2020-12265

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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