CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-6394

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in visionmedia send before version 0.8.4 for Node.js involves a partial comparison for verifying whether a directory is within the document root, allowing remote attackers to access restricted directories.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to sensitive data in restricted directories, potentially leading to information disclosure or security breaches in the application.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to version 0.8.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

visionmedia send before 0.8.4 for Node.js uses a partial comparison for verifying whether a directory is within the document root, which allows remote attackers to access restricted directories, as demonstrated using "public-restricted" under a "public" directory.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS