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CVE-2014-3744

Directory traversal vulnerability in the st module before 0.2.5 for Node.js allows remote attackers to read arbitrary fi

Directory traversal vulnerability in the st module before 0.2.5 for Node.js allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e%2e (encoded dot dot) in an unspecified path.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.7817
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
nodejs node.js<= 0.2.4
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm st HIGH fixed in 0.2.5
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
nucleiNode.js st module Directory Traversalhigh
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 Oct 2017 · 06:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67389Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/isaacs/stThird Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/st_directory_traversalThird Party Advisory
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