PT-2018-13598 · Knightjs · Knightjs

Abdilahrf · Published 2018-11-06 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-16475

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions knightjs versions <= 0.0.1 knightjs (all versions)

Description The issue allows an attacker to read the content of arbitrary files on a remote server due to a lack of input validation. This is a result of a Path Traversal vulnerability.

Recommendations For knightjs versions <= 0.0.1, consider not using this module in production environments until a fix is available. For all versions of knightjs, consider not using this module in production environments until a fix is available.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16475

GHSA-3HVM-HGPW-RX4J

Affected Products

Knightjs

References · 7

• 🔥 https://hackerone.com/reports/403707 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3hvm-hgpw-rx4j · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16475 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16475 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/484.json · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3hvm-hgpw-rx4j · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/743 · Note