GHSA-pmw4-jgxx-pcq9

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    GHSA-pmw4-jgxx-pcq9

    Published: 10 Feb 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary: File System Bounds Escape

    Details: ### Impact Clients of FTP servers utilizing `ftp-srv` hosted on Windows machines can escape the FTP user's defined root folder using the expected FTP commands, for example, `CWD` and `UPDR`. ### Background When windows separators exist within the path (`\`), `path.resolve` leaves the upper pointers intact and allows the user to move beyond the root folder defined for that user. We did not take that into account when creating the path resolve function. ![Screen Shot 2020-12-15 at 6 42 52 PM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3375444/102293941-5a75fb80-3f05-11eb-9d71-0c190a8dcc75.png) ### Patches None at the moment. ### Workarounds There are no workarounds for windows servers. Hosting the server on a different OS mitigates the issue. ### References Issues: https://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv/issues/167 https://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv/issues/225 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: Open an issue at https://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv. Please email us directly; [email protected].

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ftp-srv

    Purl: pkg:npm/ftp-srv

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0

    Affected versions

    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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