# CVE-2020-7646: curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows reading any file by populating the file parameter with user input.

- Also known as: GHSA-M8XJ-5V73-3HH8, SNYK-JS-CURLREQUEST-568274
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-07 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a curlrequest: All versions including 1.0.1
- curlrequest (npm): through 1.0.1

## Description

curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows reading any file by populating the file parameter with user input.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a curlrequest, curlrequest, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CURLREQUEST-568274
- https://github.com/node-js-libs/curlrequest/blob/master/index.js#L239%2C

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