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Path Traversal in express-cart

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 1, 2020 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

express-cart (npm)

Affected versions

<= 1.1.5

Patched versions

1.1.7

Description

Versions of express-cart before 1.1.7 are vulnerable to Path Traversal.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.1.7 or later.

References

Reviewed Aug 31, 2020

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 1, 2020

Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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. Learn more on MITRE.