Bitty 0.2.10 on Node.js GET Request path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Bitty 0.2.10 on Node.js. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation as part of GET Request causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-10561. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Bitty 0.2.10 on Node.js (JavaScript Library). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a GET Request leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Bitty is a development web server tool that functions similar to `python -m SimpleHTTPServer`. Version 0.2.10 has a directory traversal vulnerability that is exploitable via the URL path in GET requests.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2016. The weakness was released 05/31/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at nodesecurity.io. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10561 since 10/29/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 540 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• JavaScript Library

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• Bitty

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• 0.2.10

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