CVE-2021-21298

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    CVE-2021-21298

    Published: 26 Feb 2021Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Node-Red is a low-code programming for event-driven applications built using nodejs. Node-RED 1.2.7 and earlier has a vulnerability which allows arbitrary path traversal via the Projects API. If the Projects feature is enabled, a user with `projects.read` permission is able to access any file via the Projects API. The issue has been patched in Node-RED 1.2.8. The vulnerability applies only to the Projects feature which is not enabled by default in Node-RED. The primary workaround is not give untrusted users read access to the Node-RED editor.

    References: https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40node-red/runtime, https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/1.2.8, https://github.com/node-red/node-red/security/advisories/GHSA-m33v-338h-4v9f, https://github.com/node-red/node-red/commit/74db3e17d075f23d9c95d7871586cf461524c456

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -23f0cd3a2610c68688ea1f04fd61e9b8f6982166

    Affected versions

    1.2.7
    1.2.6
    1.2.5
    1.2.4
    1.2.3
    1.2.0
    1.2.2
    1.2.1
    1.2.0-beta.1

    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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