Security Fix for Path Traversal - huntr.dev #36
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https://huntr.dev/users/Mik317 has fixed the Path Traversal vulnerability 🔨. Mik317 has been awarded $25 for fixing the vulnerability through the huntr bug bounty program 💵. Think you could fix a vulnerability like this?
Get involved at https://huntr.dev/
Q | A
Version Affected | ALL
Bug Fix | YES
Original Pull Request | 418sec#1
Vulnerability README | https://github.com/418sec/huntr/blob/master/bounties/npm/httpster/1/README.md
User Comments:
📊 Metadata *
Bounty URL: https://www.huntr.dev/bounties/1-npm-httpster
⚙️ Description *
The
httpster
file server was vulnerable against apath traversal
issue which existed becausesymlinks
were fetched and their content served without any warn/error.💻 Technical Description *
I inserted a
new router
inside theexpress
server which was created byhttpster
and usedfs.lstat
to check if the requested file is or not asymlink
.In case it is and the
--symlink
flag isn't specified by the server (defaultfalse
like in other servers likeNginx
), an error is thrown.🐛 Proof of Concept (PoC) *
httpster
ln -s /etc/passwd test
httpster
/etc/passwd
file is shown🔥 Proof of Fix (PoF) *
/etc/passwd
filehttpster --symlink
and the/etc/passwd
file is shown (option)👍 User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
All ok 😄