Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/167678?format=api
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"http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/932798?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/nodejs@22.22.2%2Bdfsg%2B~cs22.19.15-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/nodejs@22.22.2%252Bdfsg%252B~cs22.19.15-1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1063054?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/nodejs@22.22.2%2Bdfsg%2B~cs22.19.15-3?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/nodejs@22.22.2%252Bdfsg%252B~cs22.19.15-3%3Fdistro=trixie" } ], "affected_packages": [], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-14849", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.90232", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99596", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.90232", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99595", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.90232", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99591", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.90232", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99592", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.90232", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99593", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.90232", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99594", "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-14849" }, { "reference_url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2017-path-validation/", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2017-path-validation/" }, { "reference_url": "https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/913131152868876288", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/913131152868876288" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101056", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101056" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14849", "reference_id": "CVE-2017-14849", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "5.0", "scoring_system": "cvssv2", "scoring_elements": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N" }, { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14849" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 22, "name": "Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')", "description": "The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "5.0 - 7.5", "exploitability": null, "weighted_severity": null, "risk_score": null, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-g28p-7shw-n3bn" }