Path traversal in pillarjs send - CVE-2014-6394
Published: October 14, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21760
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: pillarjs
Affected software:
pillarjs send
pillarjs send
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-6394
Install updates from vendor's website.