Unauthorized File Access Affecting harp package, versions <0.40.3


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.13% (48th percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-HARP-174346
  • published 18 Apr 2019
  • disclosed 17 Apr 2019
  • credit skyn3t

How to fix?

Upgrade harp to version 0.40.3 or higher.

Overview

harp is a zero-configuration web server with built in pre-processing.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Unauthorized File Access. An attacker can access sensitive files on the server when a symlink in the project's base directory points to a file outside of the directory.