# CVE-2019-8903: index.js in Total.js Platform before 3.2.3 allows path traversal.

- Also known as: GHSA-3Q32-J57W-Q4W7
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 3.2.3
- Published: 2019-02-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- total.js (npm): fixed in 3.2.3

## Description

index.js in Total.js Platform before 3.2.3 allows path traversal.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, total.js, upgrade to a fixed version (3.2.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/totaljs/framework/commit/c37cafbf3e379a98db71c1125533d1e8d5b5aef7
- https://github.com/totaljs/framework/commit/de16238d13848149f5d1dae51f54e397a525932b
- https://blog.certimetergroup.com/it/articolo/security/total.js-directory-traversal-cve-2019-8903
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/totaljs_traversal.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-8903.yaml

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