CVE-2021-21298: Path Traversal

February 26, 2021 (updated November 7, 2023)

Node-Red is a low-code programming for event-driven applications built using nodejs. Node-RED has a vulnerability which allows arbitrary path traversal via the Projects API. If the Projects feature is enabled, a user with projects.read permission is able to access any file via the Projects API. The vulnerability applies only to the Projects feature which is not enabled by default in Node-RED. The primary workaround is not give untrusted users read access to the Node-RED editor.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21298

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