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Security checkSeptember 11, 2023

Path Traversal in localhost-now

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High severitynpmlocalhost-now

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Description

All versions of localhost-now are vulnerable to Path Traversal. The package fails to sanitize URLs, allowing attackers to access server files outside of the served folder using relative paths.

Recommendation

No fix is available yet. Followings are affected versions:

  • <= 1.0.2

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