GHSA-qh38-wrgf-cj2c

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    GHSA-qh38-wrgf-cj2c

    Published: 1 Sept 2020Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    Summary: Directory Traversal in iter-server

    Details: Affected versions of `iter-server` 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-2017-16183, https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/iter-server, https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/454

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: iter-server

    Purl: pkg:npm/iter-server

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0.0.0
    Fixed -None

    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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