FKIE_CVE-2017-16222

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-06-07 02:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:09
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
elding is a simple web server. elding is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, allowing an attacker to access the filesystem by placing "../" in the url. The files accessible, however, are limited to files with a file extension. Sending a GET request to /../../../etc/passwd, for example, will return a 404 on etc/passwd/index.js.
References
support@hackerone.comhttps://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/eldingExploit, Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://nodesecurity.io/advisories/415Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/eldingExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/415Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
elding_project elding 1.0.0
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          "product": "elding node module",
          "vendor": "HackerOne",
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    },
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      "value": "\"elding\" es un servidor web simple. \"elding\" es vulnerable a un problema de salto de directorio que otorga a un atacante acceso al sistema de archivos colocando \"../\" en la URL. Sin embargo, los archivos accesibles se limitan a aquellos que tengan una extensi\u00f3n de archivo. Por ejemplo, el env\u00edo de una petici\u00f3n GET a /../../../etc/passwd devolver\u00e1 un error 404 en etc/passwd/index.js."
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  "id": "CVE-2017-16222",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:09:00.170",
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