QID 983167

QID 983167: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for serve (GHSA-q2qh-cgc2-qhr3)

Affected versions of `serve` do not properly handle `%2e` (.) and `%2f` (/) characters, and allow the, characters to be used in paths. This can be used to traverse the directory tree and list content of any directory the user running the process has access to.

Mitigating factors:
This vulnerability only allows listing of directory contents and does not allow reading of arbitrary files.

## Recommendation

Update to version 6.4.9 later.

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

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-q2qh-cgc2-qhr3 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

GHSA-q2qh-cgc2-qhr3 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2qh-cgc2-qhr3

CVEs related to QID 983167

CVE-2018-3712 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-q2qh-cgc2-qhr3	serve		github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2qh-cgc2-qhr3

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