CVE-2014-3744 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.5516.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Nodejs	Node.js

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-69rr-wvh9-6c4q	Directory Traversal in st

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67389
https://github.com/isaacs/st
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/st_directory_traversal

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-23T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:18.343Z

Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-3744

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-10-23T18:29:00.617

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2014-3744

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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