GHSA-rq9r-qvwg-829q — erxes
Fix: erxes/erxes@d626070GHSA-rq9r-qvwg-829q is a Path Traversal vulnerability in erxes. A fix is available for erxes — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Erxes Path Traversal vulnerability
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-rq9r-qvwg-829q.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
erxesReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects npm packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
In Erxes <1.6.2, an unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary files from the system using a Path Traversal vulnerability in the /read-file endpoint handler.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | erxes | all versions | 1.6.2npm install erxes@1.6.2 |
Affected Products
erxeserxesDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for erxes, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update erxes to 1.6.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-rq9r-qvwg-829q is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
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