VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-14849

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability54.39%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-09-28

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory