Affected versions of shenliru resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system.
Example request:
GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
host:foo
No patch is available for this vulnerability.
It is recommended that the package is only used for local development, and if the functionality is needed for production, a different package is used instead.
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"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-08-31T18:21:26Z",
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22"
]
}