High

Rendertron discloses absolute paths of files

  • Disclosed: 12.02.2019
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Installed packages are exposed by node_modules in Rendertron 1.0.0, allowing remote attackers to read absolute paths on the server by examining the "_where" attribute of package.json files.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package rendertron < 1.1.0 1.1.0

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
Platform
npm
Package
rendertron
Disclosed
12.02.2019
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vqmr-957g-r7w3 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: rendertron

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
01.2019 03.2021
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 3
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2019: 4
  2. 2020: 0
  3. 2021: 1
  4. 2022: 0
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 0
  7. 2025: 0
  8. 2026: 0
  1. Medium CVE-2020-8902 < 3.0.0 3.0.0
  2. Rendertron discloses absolute paths of files this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-18355 < 1.1.0 1.1.0
  3. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2017-18352 < 1.1.0 1.1.0
  4. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-18354 < 1.1.0 1.1.0
  5. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-18353 < 1.1.0 1.1.0

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