Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:46043Path Traversal
7.4 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
13.1%
webpack-dev-middleware is vulnerable to Path Traversal. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of URL addresses, allowing attackers to access any file on the developer’s machine by manipulating the URL with specific encoded sequences such as %2e or %2f.
References
github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/blob/7ed24e0b9f53ad1562343f9f517f0f0ad2a70377/src/utils/getFilenameFromUrl.js#L82
github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/blob/7ed24e0b9f53ad1562343f9f517f0f0ad2a70377/src/utils/setupOutputFileSystem.js#L21
github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/commit/189c4ac7d2344ec132a4689e74dc837ec5be0132
github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/commit/9670b3495da518fe667ff3428c5e4cb9f2f3d353
github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/commit/e10008c762e4d5821ed6990348dabf0d4d93a10e
github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/releases/tag/v5.3.4
github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/releases/tag/v6.1.2
github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/releases/tag/v7.1.0
github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/security/advisories/GHSA-wr3j-pwj9-hqq6
Related
7.4 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
13.1%