CVE-2017-16091 – xtalk

Package

Manager: npm
Name: xtalk
Vulnerable Version: >=0.0.2

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 xtalk Affected versions of `xtalk` are vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL. **Example request:** ```http GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1 host:localhost ``` ## Recommendation No patch is currently available for this vulnerability, and the package has not been updated since 2014. The best mitigation is currently to avoid using this package, and using a different, functionally equivalent package.

Metadata

Created: 2020-09-01T16:44:59Z
Modified: 2023-09-11T23:14:59Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/09/GHSA-cqv6-7fwc-8m3c/GHSA-cqv6-7fwc-8m3c.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-22"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-cqv6-7fwc-8m3c
Finding: F063
Auto approve: 1