st Module up to 0.2.4 on Node.js /etc/passwd path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in st Module up to 0.2.4 on Node.js (JavaScript Library) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file /etc/passwd. The manipulation with the input value %2e%2e leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/13/2014. The weakness was shared 10/23/2017 by Isaac Schlueter (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-3744 since 05/14/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10297 (Web Server Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 0.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (10297). The entries 16131, 40185, 45270 and 53526 are related to this item.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10297
Nessus Name: Web Server Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: st Module 0.2.5

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11/05/1999 🔍
02/06/2014 +5207 days 🔍
05/13/2014 +96 days 🔍
05/14/2014 +1 days 🔍
10/23/2017 +1258 days 🔍
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10/24/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/20/2021 +1184 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Isaac Schlueter
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CVE: CVE-2014-3744 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 67389 - St Module Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/24/2017 10:57
Updated: 01/20/2021 15:08
Changes: 10/24/2017 10:57 (74), 11/30/2019 09:56 (1), 01/20/2021 15:08 (2)
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