CVE-2014-6394

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    CVE-2014-6394

    Published: 8 Oct 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: visionmedia send before 0.8.4 for Node.js uses a partial comparison for verifying whether a directory is within the document root, which allows remote attackers to access restricted directories, as demonstrated using "public-restricted" under a "public" directory.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/62170, https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/send-directory-traversal, https://github.com/visionmedia/send/commit/9c6ca9b2c0b880afd3ff91ce0d211213c5fa5f9a, https://github.com/visionmedia/send/pull/59, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1146063, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00002.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139938.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140020.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139415.html, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/24/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/30/10, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70100, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96727, https://support.apple.com/HT205217

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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