CVE-2020-5284 PoC — Directory Traversal in Next.js versions below 9.3.2

Source

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-5284.yaml

Associated Vulnerability

Title: Directory Traversal in Next.js versions below 9.3.2 (CVE-2020-5284)
Description:Next.js versions before 9.3.2 have a directory traversal vulnerability. Attackers could craft special requests to access files in the dist directory (.next). This does not affect files outside of the dist directory (.next). In general, the dist directory only holds build assets unless your application intentionally stores other assets under this directory. This issue is fixed in version 9.3.2.

Description

Next.js versions before 9.3.2 are vulnerable to local file inclusion. An attacker can craft special requests to access files in the dist directory (.next). This does not affect files outside of the dist directory (.next). In general, the dist directory only holds build assets unless your application intentionally stores other assets under this directory.

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