CVE-2017-16107 – pooledwebsocket

Package

Manager: npm
Name: pooledwebsocket
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <0.0.19

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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

EPSS: 0.00561 pctl0.67359

Details

Directory traversal in pooledwebsocket Affected versions of `pooledwebsocket` 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 Update to version 0.0.19 or later.

Metadata

Created: 2018-07-24T00:20:57Z
Modified: 2023-09-13T23:04:16Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/07/GHSA-cfxm-4p54-5w7h/GHSA-cfxm-4p54-5w7h.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-22"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-cfxm-4p54-5w7h
Finding: F063
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