Description
The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.
Published: 2020-04-26
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-1238 The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qgfr-5hqp-vrw9 Path Traversal in decompress
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00747}

epss

{'score': 0.00737}


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Decompress Project Decompress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T11:48:58.593Z

Reserved: 2020-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-12265

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-26T17:15:11.150

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:59:24.273

Link: CVE-2020-12265

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