CVE-2021-43788: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

November 29, 2021 (updated October 27, 2022)

Nodebb is an open source Node.js based forum software. A path traversal vulnerability was present that allowed users to access JSON files outside of the expected languages/ directory.

References

github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c8b2fc46dc698db687379106b3f01c71b80f495f
github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v1.18.5
github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/security/advisories/GHSA-pfj7-2qfw-vwgm
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43788

Code Behaviors & Features

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