[moment] Path Traversal: ‘dir/../../filename’ in moment.locale

Impact

This vulnerability impacts npm (server) users of moment.js, especially if user provided locale string, eg fr is directly used to switch moment locale.

Patches

This problem is patched in 2.29.2, and the patch can be applied to all affected versions (from 1.0.1 up until 2.29.1, inclusive).

Workarounds

Sanitize user-provided locale name before passing it to moment.js.

References

Are there any links users can visit to find out more?

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Open an issue in moment repo

References

• https://github.com/moment/moment/security/advisories/GHSA-8hfj-j24r-96c4
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24785
• https://github.com/moment/moment/commit/4211bfc8f15746be4019bba557e29a7ba83d54c5
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8hfj-j24r-96c4