CVE-2017-16124
UNKNOWN
Published 2018-06-07T02:00:00Z
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Description
node-server-forfront is a simple static file server. node-server-forfront is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.
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Advisory Details
Affected versions of `node-server-forfront` resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system.
**Example request:**
```http
GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
host:foo
```
## Recommendation
No patch is available for this vulnerability.
It is recommended that the package is only used for local development, and if the functionality is needed for production, a different package is used instead.
Affected Packages
npm
node-server-forfront
ECOSYSTEM:
≥0
≤0.10.7
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
7.5
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: July 23, 2018, Modified: September 5, 2023
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Published: 2018-06-07T02:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T18:19:41.237Z
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