Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-cqv6-7fwc-8m3c
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-cqv6-7fwc-8m3c |
| Aliases |
CVE-2017-16091
|
| Summary | Directory Traversal in xtalk Affected versions of `xtalk` are vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL. **Example request:** ```http GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1 host:localhost ``` ## Recommendation No patch is currently available for this vulnerability, and the package has not been updated since 2014. The best mitigation is currently to avoid using this package, and using a different, functionally equivalent package. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 6.8 |
| Risk | 3.4 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3 | 7.5 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/09/GHSA-cqv6-7fwc-8m3c/GHSA-cqv6-7fwc-8m3c.json |
| generic_textual | HIGH |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/339 | ||
| CVE-2017-16091 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16091 |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
There are no SSVC decisions available.