CVE-2015-8859 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The send package before 0.11.1 for Node.js allows attackers to obtain the root path via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2017-01-23

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 4.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:send_project:send:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0261	The send package before 0.11.1 for Node.js allows attackers to obtain the root path via unspecified vectors.
Github GHSA	GHSA-jgqf-hwc5-hh37	Root Path Disclosure in send

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04702.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96435
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/56

History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Send Project Send

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:03:11.113Z

Reserved: 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8859

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.044Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:00.657

Modified: 2026-10-08T21:17:04.487

Link: CVE-2015-8859

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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