GHSA-j38m-7q52-fgfh
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Summary: Directory Traversal in node-server-forfront
Details: Affected versions of `node-server-forfront` 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:** ```http 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.
References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16124, https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/tree/master/directory-traversal/node-server-forfront, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j38m-7q52-fgfh, https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/382
Affected packages
Package
Name: node-server-forfront
Purl: pkg:npm/node-server-forfront
Affected ranges
Type: SEMVER
Events:
