Vulnerability · Published Jul 15, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-15779
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the socket.io-file package (npm). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Path Traversal issue was discovered in the socket.io-file package through 2.0.31 for Node.js. The socket.io-file::createFile message uses path.join with ../ in the name option, and the uploadDir and rename options determine the path.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | socket.io-file | no fix listed | GHSA-9h4g-27m8-qjrg |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/socket.io-file x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rico345100/socket.io-file x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1519 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9h4g-27m8-qjrg x_refsource_MISC