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SCA: security update for @node-red/runtime (GHSA-m33v-338h-4v9f)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 416672

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Node-Red is a low-code programming for event-driven applications built using nodejs. Node-RED 1.2.7 and
 earlier has a vulnerability which allows arbitrary path traversal via the Projects API. If the Projects
 feature is enabled, a user with `projects.read` permission is able to access any file via the Projects
 API. The issue has been patched in Node-RED 1.2.8. The vulnerability applies only to the Projects feature
 which is not enabled by default in Node-RED. The primary workaround is not give untrusted users read
 access to the Node-RED editor. (CVE-2021-21298)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m33v-338h-4v9f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 416672

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21298

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21298

cwe: CWE-22