High severity · published Sep 28, 2017
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…
7.5
CVSS
54.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)54.4% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
8.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14849
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14849
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101056
Patch
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2017-path-validation/
Patch
https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/913131152868876288
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