Bug 1927511 (CVE-2020-26299) - CVE-2020-26299 nodejs-ftp-srv: Path traversal in path.resolve function
Summary: CVE-2020-26299 nodejs-ftp-srv: Path traversal in path.resolve function
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2020-26299
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Blocks: 1927512
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Reported: 2021-02-10 21:08 UTC by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2025-10-21 08:43 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: nodejs-ftp-srv 4.4.0
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Last Closed: 2021-02-18 11:55:35 UTC
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2021-02-10 21:08:06 UTC
ftp-srv is an open-source FTP server designed to be simple yet configurable. In ftp-srv before version 4.4.0 there is a path-traversal vulnerability. Clients of FTP servers utilizing ftp-srv hosted on Windows machines can escape the  FTP user's defined root folder using the expected FTP commands, for example, CWD and UPDR.

When windows separators exist within the path (`\`), `path.resolve` leaves the upper pointers intact and allows the user to move beyond the root folder defined for that user. We did not take that into account when creating the path resolve function.

The issue is patched in version 4.4.0 (commit 457b859450a37cba10ff3c431eb4aa67771122e3).

https://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv/commit/457b859450a37cba10ff3c431eb4aa67771122e3
https://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv/issues/167
https://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv/issues/225
https://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv/pull/224
https://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv/security/advisories/GHSA-pmw4-jgxx-pcq9
https://www.npmjs.com/package/ftp-srv

Comment 1 Hardik Vyas 2021-02-18 11:35:27 UTC
External References:

https://github.com/autovance/ftp-srv/security/advisories/GHSA-pmw4-jgxx-pcq9


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