7.5

CVE-2015-8860: nodejs node.js Link Following

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8860USN-4777-1DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8860
Published 23-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8860 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Link Following vulnerability in nodejs node.js. EPSS estimates a 4.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The tar package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.91% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • node-tar< 2.2.1-1
Nodejs1 product
Npm1 product
  • tar< 2.0.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • node-tar< 0.1.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

4 vendors · 4 products

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