CVE-2017-16154: Directory Traversal in earlybird
7.5
CVSS Score
3.0
Basic Information
CVE ID
GHSA ID
EPSS Score
0.67352%
CWE
Published
9/1/2020
Updated
9/12/2023
KEV Status
No
Technology
JavaScript
Technical Details
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Package Name | Ecosystem | Vulnerable Versions | First Patched Version |
---|---|---|---|
earlybird | npm | >= 0.0.0 |
Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AI
Root Cause Analysis
The vulnerability stems from improper path resolution when handling user-controlled input. While the exact code isn't available, the pattern matches common path traversal vulnerabilities where: 1) User-supplied paths (URLs) are directly concatenated with a base directory 2) No validation
checks for path traversal sequences ('../') 3) No use of secure path resolution methods (like path.resolve
with proper base constraints). The high confidence comes from the vulnerability description explicitly stating the package resolves relative paths insecurely, and the PoC showing classic traversal payloads in URLs.