PT-2018-6120 · Xtalk · Xtalk

Published 2018-06-07 · Updated 2020-09-01 · CVE-2017-16091

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: xtalk versions (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue allows an attacker to access the filesystem by exploiting a directory traversal vulnerability in xtalk. This can be achieved by placing "../" in the URL, potentially giving access to sensitive files. For example, an attacker could send a GET request to "/../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" to access the passwd file.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of xtalk and instead use a different, functionally equivalent package to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16091

GHSA-CQV6-7FWC-8M3C

Affected Products

Xtalk

References · 5

• 🔥 https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/339 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16091 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16091 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cqv6-7fwc-8m3c · Vendor Advisory
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/339 · Note