nubosoftware node-static startsWith path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in nubosoftware node-static. This issue affects the function startsWith. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-26111. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in nubosoftware node-static (version now known). This issue affects the function startsWith. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

All versions of the package @nubosoftware/node-static; all versions of the package node-static are vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to improper file path sanitization in the startsWith() method in the servePath function.

The weakness was disclosed 03/06/2023. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-26111 since 02/20/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-0884). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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02/20/2023 🔍
03/06/2023 +14 days 🔍
03/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/27/2025 +936 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gist.github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-26111 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-26111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222347
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2023 07:04
Updated: 09/27/2025 05:10
Changes: 03/06/2023 07:04 (46), 03/31/2023 14:56 (1), 03/05/2025 22:47 (26), 09/27/2025 05:10 (1)
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