CVE-2017-14849 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting Node.js versions 8.5.0 prior to 8.6.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to access unintended files due to an incompatibility between Node.js's ".." handling and pathname validation in certain community modules. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact by allowing unauthorized file access. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates exist for detecting this vulnerability, and it has a very high EPSS score, indicating a significant likelihood of exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.