QID 983404

QID 983404: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for intsol-package (GHSA-23wc-v4mf-x7v4)

`intsol-package` is a file server.

`intsol-package` 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:localhost
```
and the server's Response
```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 23:59:18 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{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-23wc-v4mf-x7v4 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

GHSA-23wc-v4mf-x7v4 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-23wc-v4mf-x7v4

CVEs related to QID 983404

CVE-2017-16178 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-23wc-v4mf-x7v4	intsol-package		github.com/advisories/GHSA-23wc-v4mf-x7v4

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