GHSA-5G97-WHC9-8G7J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-06 06:30 – Updated: 2025-09-26 21:58
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Summary
node-static and @nubosoftware/node-static vulnerable to Directory Traversal
Details

node-static and its fork, @nubosoftware/node-static, are vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to improper file path sanitization in the startsWith() method in the servePath function.

Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "node-static"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "0.7.11"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@nubosoftware/node-static"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "0.7.11"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-26111"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-03-07T20:28:43Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-03-06T05:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "node-static and its fork, @nubosoftware/node-static, are vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to improper file path sanitization in the startsWith() method in the servePath function.",
  "id": "GHSA-5g97-whc9-8g7j",
  "modified": "2025-09-26T21:58:15Z",
  "published": "2023-03-06T06:30:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26111"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gist.github.com/lirantal/c80b28e7bee148dc287339cb483e42bc"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/cloudhead/node-static"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/cloudhead/node-static/blob/master/lib/node-static.js#23L160-L163"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODESTATIC-3149928"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NUBOSOFTWARENODESTATIC-3149927"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "node-static and @nubosoftware/node-static vulnerable to Directory Traversal"
}


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