CVE-2023-27562 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Directory Traversal.

Published: 2023-05-10

Score: 6.5 Medium

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:n8n:n8n:0.218.0:*:*:*:*: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-2023-1590	The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Directory Traversal.
Github GHSA	GHSA-p58x-7733-vp9m	n8n Directory Traversal vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00922.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0007/
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Synacktiv-N8N-Multiple-Vulnerabilities_0.pdf

History

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

N8n N8n

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-27T21:33:03.976Z

Reserved: 2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-27562

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:16:35.692Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-10T15:15:08.817

Modified: 2025-01-27T22:15:10.530

Link: CVE-2023-27562

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22

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