VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8860

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.00%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-01-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

The tar package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references