CVE-2014-6394
visionmedia send before 0.8.4 for Node.js uses a partial comparison for verifying whether a directory is within the document root, which allows remote attackers to access restricted directories, as demonstrated using "public-restricted" under a "public"…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
visionmedia send before 0.8.4 for Node.js uses a partial comparison for verifying whether a directory is within the document root, which allows remote attackers to access restricted directories, as demonstrated using "public-restricted" under a "public" directory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.34% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora · apple/xcode · joyent/node.js
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00002.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139938.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140020.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139415.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62170
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/30/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70100
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1146063
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96727
- https://github.com/visionmedia/send/commit/9c6ca9b2c0b880afd3ff91ce0d211213c5fa5f9aExploit
- https://github.com/visionmedia/send/pull/59
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/send-directory-traversal
- https://support.apple.com/HT205217
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00002.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139938.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140020.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139415.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62170
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/30/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70100
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1146063
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96727
- https://github.com/visionmedia/send/commit/9c6ca9b2c0b880afd3ff91ce0d211213c5fa5f9aExploit
- https://github.com/visionmedia/send/pull/59
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/send-directory-traversal
- https://support.apple.com/HT205217
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.