Description
visionmedia send before 0.8.4 for Node.js uses a partial comparison for verifying whether a directory is within the document root, which allows remote attackers to access restricted directories, as demonstrated using "public-restricted" under a "public" directory.
References (15)
Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62170
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/30/10
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1146063
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/send-directory-traversal
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/visionmedia/send/pull/59
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT205217
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/visionmedia/send/commit/9c6ca9b2c0b880afd3ff91ce0d211213c5fa5f9a
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00002.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139938.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140020.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70100
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96727
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139415.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/24/1
Scores
EPSS
0.0426
EPSS Percentile
89.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (9)
apple/xcode
7.0
fedoraproject/fedora
19
fedoraproject/fedora
20
fedoraproject/fedora
21
joyent/node.js
0.8.0
joyent/node.js
0.8.1
joyent/node.js
0.8.2
joyent/node.js
< 0.8.3
npm/send
0 - 0.8.4npm
Published
Oct 08, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026