CVE-2014-6394

Public Exploit

Description

visionmedia send before 0.8.4 for Node.js uses a partial comparison for verifying whether a directory is within the document root, which allows remote attackers to access restricted directories, as demonstrated using "public-restricted" under a "public" directory.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.84% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/62170 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/30/10 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1146063
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/send-directory-traversal
https://github.com/visionmedia/send/pull/59
https://support.apple.com/HT205217
https://github.com/visionmedia/send/commit/9c6ca9b2c0b880afd3ff91ce0d211213c5fa5f9a exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139938.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140020.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70100 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96727 vdb entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-September/139415.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/24/1 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-6394?
CVE-2014-6394 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-6394?
To fix CVE-2014-6394, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-6394 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-6394 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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