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FreeBSD : node -- access to unintended files (1257718e-be97-458a-9744-d938b592db42)

high Nessus Plugin ID 103759

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

node developers report :

Node.js 8.5.0 before 8.6.0 allows remote attackers to access unintended files, because a change to '..' handling was incompatible with the pathname validation used by unspecified community modules.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101056

http://www.nessus.org/u?4c89e828

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103759

File Name: freebsd_pkg_1257718ebe97458a9744d938b592db42.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Published: 10/11/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:node, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/27/2017

Exploitable With

Elliot (Node.js 8.5.0 Path Traversal File Disclosure)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14849