CVE-2017-14849

high-risk
Published 2017-09-28

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.

Do I need to act?

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90.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 10% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Nodejs

References (6)

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
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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high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal