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GHSA-cpp2-q66x-fq44

GitHub Security Advisory

Directory Traversal in jikes

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

Affected versions of `jikes` 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 jikes

Related CVEs

Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-cpp2-q66x-fq44
Published
August 6, 2018 9:39 PM
Last Modified
September 6, 2023 8:04 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
npm
Primary Package
jikes
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 4, 2025 6:27 AM

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