CVE-2017-16130

Description

Affected versions of `exxxxxxxxxxx` 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. This vulnerability is only effective for files that have a file extension, which provides a partial mitigation. **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.

How to fix CVE-2017-16130

No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.

• —no fix listed

Is CVE-2017-16130 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, <= 1.0.2

CVSS scores

References (4)

• ADVISORYgithub.com/advisories/GHSA-pq5x-rprq-8jrj
• ADVISORYnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16130
• WEBgithub.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/exxxxxxxxxxx
• WEBwww.npmjs.com/advisories/478