GHSA-g376-whg7-896m

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g376-whg7-896m
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/09/GHSA-g376-whg7-896m/GHSA-g376-whg7-896m.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-g376-whg7-896m
Published
2020-09-01T18:45:53Z
Modified
2020-08-31T18:23:39Z
Summary
Directory Traversal in yjmyjmyjm
Details

Affected versions of yjmyjmyjm 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

Recommendation

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.

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2020-08-31T18:23:39Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  null,
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / yjmyjmyjm

Package

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0.0.0

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/09/GHSA-g376-whg7-896m/GHSA-g376-whg7-896m.json"