CVE-2017-14849

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…

published September 28, 2017

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High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.0th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
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EPSS
54%
Percentile
99.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.54389 · 99.0th percentile
Published
2017-09-28T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 SEP 03:14Z
    EPSS moved 54% → 40%
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  • 06 SEP 03:10Z
    EPSS moved 54% → 40%
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  • 30 AUG 15:39Z
    EPSS moved 40% → 54%
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  • 29 AUG 04:20Z
    EPSS moved 54% → 40%
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  • 28 SEP 00:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5