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medium 5.0

CVE-2015-5688 json

Directory Traversal in geddy

published 2015-09-04 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-333x-9vgq-v2j4 , EUVD-2017-0152

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.4%
EPSS 9.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in lib/app/index.js in Geddy before 13.0.8 for Node.js allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%2f (dot dot encoded slash) in the PATH_INFO to the default URI.

Patch / fix

  • npm geddy 13.0.8

Exploit prediction

9.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Geddy <13.0.8 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • github.com https://github.com/geddy/geddy/issues/697 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • nodesecurity.io https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/geddy-directory-traversal referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm geddy
<13.0.8
13.0.8

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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