PT-2021-15552 · Unknown · Http-Server-Node

Yeting Li · Published 2021-12-17 · Updated 2022-01-05 · CVE-2021-23797

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: http-server-node versions all

Description: The issue concerns a Directory Traversal vulnerability via the use of the --path-as-is option. This allows for unauthorized access to files and directories outside the intended directory structure.

Recommendations: For all versions, consider disabling the use of the --path-as-is option as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-23797

GHSA-HJ3M-V758-JWX5

Affected Products

Http-Server-Node

References · 11

• 🔥 https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPSERVERNODE-1727656 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23797 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23797 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23797 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hj3m-v758-jwx5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-23797 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/yan-loong/http-server · Note
• https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPSERVERNODE-1727656 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/34225 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24615 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24607 · Telegram Post