st is a module for serving static files. An attacker is able to craft a request that results in an HTTP 301 (redirect) to an entirely different domain. A request for: http://some.server.com//nodesecurity.org/%2e%2e would result in a 301 to //nodesecurity.org/%2e%2e which most browsers treat as a proper redirect as // is translated into the current schema being used. Mitigating factor: In order for this to work, st must be serving from the root of a server (/) rather than the typical sub directory (/static/) and the redirect URL will end with some form of URL encoded .. ("%2e%2e", "%2e.", ".%2e").
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2018-06-07T02:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:47:48.660Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-16224

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-07T02:29:07.723

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:16:04.270

Link: CVE-2017-16224

cve-icon Redhat

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