Vulnerability Instance

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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/39809?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-gbcb-25ks-hqb6",
    "summary": "Path Traversal\njansenstuffpleasework is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing `../` in the url.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2017-16176"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [],
    "affected_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/55639?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:npm/jansenstuffpleasework@0.1.1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-gbcb-25ks-hqb6"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:npm/jansenstuffpleasework@0.1.1"
        }
    ],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16176",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2017-16176",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16176"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 1035,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017."
        },
        {
            "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."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 937,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": null,
    "exploitability": null,
    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-gbcb-25ks-hqb6"
}