CVE-2017-14849 Information

Description

Node.js 8.5.0 before 8.6.0 allows remote attackers to access unintended files because a change to ..\ handling was incompatible with the pathname validation used by unspecified community modules.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101056 https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2017-path-validation/ https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/913131152868876288

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5