CVE-2020-12265

Published Apr 26, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-1238 The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qgfr-5hqp-vrw9 Path Traversal in decompress
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00747}

epss

{'score': 0.00737}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:48 AM
Reserved
Apr 26, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 26, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:51 AM