GHSA-224h-p7p5-rh85 Directory Traversal in wenluhong1
Attackers can access sensitive files outside the intended directory via path traversal in this npm package, requiring replacement for production use.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GHSA-224h-p7p5-rh85?
GHSA-224h-p7p5-rh85 is a path traversal vulnerability in wenluhong1, published on 1 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Affected versions of wenluhong1 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:
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.
Which versions are affected by GHSA-224h-p7p5-rh85?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wenluhong1.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
wenluhong1 npm | From 0.0.0 | None |
wenluhong1 npm | From 0.0.0 | None |
How do I fix GHSA-224h-p7p5-rh85?
No fix has been published for GHSA-224h-p7p5-rh85 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 GHSA-224h-p7p5-rh85 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GHSA-224h-p7p5-rh85 in the wild and no public exploit code.