Input validation error in Zeit serve



Published: 2018-06-07 | Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-3718
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		serve
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor Zeit

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU37071

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3718

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

serve node module suffers from Improper Handling of URL Encoding by permitting access to ignored files if a filename is URL encoded.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

serve: 6.5.0 - 6.5.1

External links

http://hackerone.com/reports/308721


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.



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