CVE-2014-3744
Directory Traversal in st
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 78.2%
Description
Versions of `st` prior to 0.2.5 are affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. Vulnerable versions fail to properly handle URL encoded dots, which caused `%2e` to be interpreted as `.` by the filesystem, resulting the potential for an attacker to read sensitive files on the server. ## Recommendation Update to version 0.2.5 or later.
How to fix CVE-2014-3744
To remediate CVE-2014-3744, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.2.5 or later
Is CVE-2014-3744 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 78.2%, placing CVE-2014-3744 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.2.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |