visionmedia send before 0.8.4 for Node.js uses a partial comparison for verifying whether…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
visionmedia send before 0.8.4 for Node.js uses a partial comparison for verifying whether a directory is within the document root, which allows remote attackers to access restricted directories, as demonstrated using "public-restricted" under a "public" directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0434 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial send (npm): 0.8.4Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | send (npm) | before 0.8.4 | 0.8.4 | Patch available | GHSA-xwg4-93c6-3h42 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- send (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.8.4 Fixed in 0.8.4 Patch available GHSA-xwg4-93c6-3h42
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:joyent:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.8.3 | Vulnerable | Joyent |
| cpe:2.3:a:joyent:node.js:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 | Vulnerable | Joyent |
| cpe:2.3:a:joyent:node.js:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | Joyent |
| cpe:2.3:a:joyent:node.js:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 | Vulnerable | Joyent |
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:joyent:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·Joyent
- cpe:2.3:a:joyent:node.js:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·Joyent
- cpe:2.3:a:joyent:node.js:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Joyent
- cpe:2.3:a:joyent:node.js:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·Joyent
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xwg4-93c6-3h42 send (npm) Fixed in 0.8.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-6394
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwg4-93c6-3h42
References
Advisory 6
Other 9
- [oss-security] 20140924 Re: CVE request: various NodeJS module vulnerabilities
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1146063
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/send-directory-traversal
- https://github.com/visionmedia/send/pull/59
- https://support.apple.com/HT205217
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
- [oss-security] 20140924 CVE request: various NodeJS module vulnerabilities
- https://github.com/visionmedia/send
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/32
Sources
- CVE-2014-6394 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-6394 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwg4-93c6-3h42 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-6394 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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