Fedora EPEL 7 update for nodejs-send

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU21760

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6394

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software uses a partial comparison for verifying whether a directory is within the document root. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and access restricted directories on the system, as demonstrated using "public-restricted" under a "public" directory.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

nodejs-send: before 0.3.0-4.el7

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:nodejs-send:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-2870

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.