Description
coursevault-preview is a utility for previewing course material files from a configured directory. coursevault-preview versions prior to 0.1.1 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the resolveSafe utility. The boundary check used String.prototype.startsWith(baseDir) on a normalized path, which does not enforce a directory boundary. An attacker who controls the relativePath argument to affected CoursevaultPreview methods may be able to read files outside the configured baseDir when a sibling directory exists whose name shares the same string prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.1.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| moritzmyrz | coursevault-preview | < 0.1.1 |
References
- https://github.com/moritzmyrz/coursevault-preview/security/advisories/GHSA-9h9m-rr67-9jpgExploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 7, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed