Cross-Site Scripting in connect

Description

connect node module before 2.14.0 suffers from a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to a lack of validation of file in directory.js middleware.

Recommendation

Update the connect package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 2.14.0
• Patched version(s): 2.14.0

References

• GHSA-rch9-xh7r-mqgw
• hackerone.com
• www.npmjs.com
• CVE-2018-3717
• CWE-79
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

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• lobe-chat has an Open Redirect - CVE-2025-59426
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• Command Injection in node-rules - Vulnerability
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Tags:

npm

connect