CVE-2017-14849
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-14849 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-09-28 01:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | Node.js 8.5.0 before 8.6.0 allows remote attackers to access unintended files, because a change to ".." handling was incompatible with the pathname validation used by unspecified community modules. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-22
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Node.js on Twitter: "Important security update in #nodejs 8. Please update now. This does not affect the Node.js 4 or 6 LTS release lines https://t.co/kO8wcgPGgl" | CONFIRM | twitter.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Path validation vulnerability, September 2017 | Node.js | CONFIRM | nodejs.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Malformed Request | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.