Advisoriesby Ibisn8nGHSA-p58x-7733-vp9m
n8n Directory Traversal vulnerability
Fix: upgrade to 0.216.1 or later
The n8n package prior to version 0.216.1 for Node.js allows Directory Traversal.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n8n npm | < 0.216.1 | 0.216.1 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Also known as
- CVE-2023-27562
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27562
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/pull/5522
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/pull/5523
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/40b97846483fe7c58229c156acb66f43a5a79dc3
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/fb07d77106bb4933758c63bbfb87f591bf4a27dd
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%400.216.1
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0007
- www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Synacktiv-N8N-Multiple-Vulnerabilities_0.pdf
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