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Security checkJanuary 09, 2023

High severity vulnerability that affects gun

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Description

The static file server module included with GUN had a serious vulnerability:

  • Using curl --path-as-is allowed reads on any parent directory or files.

This did not work via the browser or via curl without as-is option.

Fixed

This has been fixed since version 0.2019.416 and higher.

Who Was Effected?

Recommendation

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

  • Affected version(s): < 0.2019.416
  • Patched version(s): 0.2019.416

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