CVE-2017-16177 – chatbyvista

Package

Manager: npm
Name: chatbyvista
Vulnerable Version: >=0.0.0

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00561 pctl0.67366

Details

Directory Traversal in chatbyvista Affected versions of `chatbyvista` 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:** ```http 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.

Metadata

Created: 2020-09-01T18:52:26Z
Modified: 2023-09-05T23:04:40Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/09/GHSA-8w74-g84v-c5w8/GHSA-8w74-g84v-c5w8.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-22"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-8w74-g84v-c5w8
Finding: F063
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