VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-14849
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 54.4%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 54.39% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- nodejs/node.js
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101056Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2017-path-validation/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/913131152868876288Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101056Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2017-path-validation/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/913131152868876288Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.