QID 983011

QID 983011: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for serverwg (GHSA-2f29-pmpx-vj62)

`serverwg` is a simple http server.

`serverwg` is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL.

Example request:
```
GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
host:foo
```
and response:
```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 22:52:08 GMT
Connection: keep-alive

{contents of /etc/passwd}
```

## Recommendation

No patch is available for this vulnerability.

It is recommended that the package is only used for local development, and if the functionality is needed for production, a different package is used instead.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-2f29-pmpx-vj62 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

GHSA-2f29-pmpx-vj62 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-2f29-pmpx-vj62

CVEs related to QID 983011

CVE-2017-16101 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-2f29-pmpx-vj62	serverwg		github.com/advisories/GHSA-2f29-pmpx-vj62

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