High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 28, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-14849
CVE-2017-14849
Description
Node.js 8.5.0 before 8.6.0 allows remote attackers to access unintended files, because a change to ".." handling was incompatible with the pathname validation used by unspecified community modules.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2017-path-validation/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- twitter.com/nodejs/status/913131152868876288nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101056nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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