CVE-2017-18355

Public Exploit

Description

Installed packages are exposed by node_modules in Rendertron 1.0.0, allowing remote attackers to read absolute paths on the server by examining the "_where" attribute of package.json files.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory chromium.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=759111 issue tracking exploit vendor advisory
https://github.com/GoogleChrome/rendertron/commit/8d70628c96ae72eff6eebb451d26fc9ed6b58b0e third party advisory patch
https://github.com/GoogleChrome/rendertron/pull/88 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18355?
CVE-2017-18355 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-18355?
To fix CVE-2017-18355, 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-2017-18355 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-18355 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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