CVE-2017-16141 Directory Traversal in lab6drewfusbyu

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can read arbitrary files from the server filesystem by exploiting a directory traversal vulnerability in the lab6drewfusbyu HTTP server module.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-16141?

CVE-2017-16141 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in HackerOne lab6drewfusbyu node module, published on 7 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

lab6drewfusbyu is an http server. lab6drewfusbyu is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16141?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including lab6drewfusbyu. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
lab6drewfusbyu npmAll versions to 0.1.1None
lab6drewfusbyu npmAll versions to 0.1.1None

Products include Lab6drewfusbyu Project Lab6drewfusbyu.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16141?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16141 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2017-16141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7pgq-hhq9-9r27.

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