PT-2018-6168 · Unknown · Lab6Drewfusbyu

Published 2018-06-07 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-16141

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: lab6drewfusbyu (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue allows an attacker to access the filesystem by exploiting a directory traversal vulnerability. This can be achieved by placing "../" in the URL, giving access to files outside of the intended directory root, potentially leading to the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system. For example, a malicious actor can send a request like GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1 to access sensitive files.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the lab6drewfusbyu package, and avoid using it for production environments. Instead, use alternative packages that provide the necessary functionality without the vulnerability. If the package is used for local development, ensure that it is not exposed to the public network to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16141

GHSA-7PGQ-HHQ9-9R27

Affected Products

Lab6Drewfusbyu

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/lab6drewfusbyu · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7pgq-hhq9-9r27 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16141 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/474 · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/474 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7pgq-hhq9-9r27 · Note