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CVE-2018-3731

Published: Jun 7, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-22
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 20.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

public node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of filePath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

HackerOne
commercial·USaka hacker one
public node module
OSS Libraries
public.js project
oss-projectaka public.js
public.jsLibrary
OSS Libraries / npm
npm
package-ecosystem
public
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://hackerone.com/reports/312918
hackerone.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3731
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/tnantoka/public/commit/eae8ad8017b260f8667ded5e12801bd72b877af2
github.com
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