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GHSA-4vvp-x9h2-x2vf json

Path Traversal in public

published 6y ago modified 6y ago

cvss
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not scored
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
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no score, EPSS covers CVEs only
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

All versions of `public` are vulnerable to Path Traversal. This vulnerability allows an attacker to access files outside the webroot since it allows symlink navigation in the URL.

## Recommendation

No fix is currently available. Do not use `public` in production or consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.

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Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm public
>=0.0.0
 no fix listed

Classification

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

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.