CVE-2020-15779

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Published Jul 15, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Path Traversal issue was discovered in the socket.io-file package through 2.0.31 for Node.js. The socket.io-file::createFile message uses path.join with ../ in the name option, and the uploadDir and rename options determine the path.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:socket.io-file_project:socket.io-file:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-0547	A Path Traversal issue was discovered in the socket.io-file package through 2.0.31 for Node.js. The socket.io-file::createFile message uses path.join with ../ in the name option, and the uploadDir and rename options determine the path.
Github GHSA	GHSA-9h4g-27m8-qjrg	Path Traversal in socket.io-file

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.581% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9h4g-27m8-qjrg
https://github.com/rico345100/socket.io-file
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1519
https://www.npmjs.com/package/socket.io-file

History

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Subscriptions

Socket.io-file Project Socket.io-file

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:22 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 15, 2020, 8:42 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:22 PM
Reserved: Jul 15, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 15, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:57 AM

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