PT-2018-16148 · Node.Js · General-File-Server

Bl4De + 1 · Published 2018-06-07 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-3724

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 general-file-server versions all

Description The general-file-server node module has a Path Traversal issue due to the lack of validation of currpath, allowing a malicious user to read the content of any file with a known path.

Recommendations For all versions, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive files until a patch is available. Avoid using the general-file-server module until a fix has been provided.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-3724

GHSA-WV2F-3RXV-JQHP

Affected Products

General-File-Server

References · 6

• 🔥 https://hackerone.com/reports/310943 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3724 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3724 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/592 · Note