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CVE-2021-25864 (GCVE-0-2021-25864)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-26 07:09 – Updated: 2024-08-03 20:11
VLAI Shadowserver Previdian
Summary
node-red-contrib-huemagic 3.0.0 is affected by hue/assets/..%2F Directory Traversal.in the res.sendFile API, used in file hue-magic.js, to fetch an arbitrary file.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 21135376-d482-4c9a-82e2-d68154d7501a

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-25864

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-07-20 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 75.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-10-14
Asserted: 2023-10-14
Last Seen: 2026-07-20
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: node-red-contrib-huemagic / node-red-contrib-huemagic (for Philips HUE | Class: device-management-platform | Severity: High (CVSS 7.5) | IoT: yes | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-07-20: 1
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 1
Iot yes
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class device-management-platform
7D Avg 0
Vendor node-red-contrib-huemagic
30D Avg 0
90D Avg 1
Product node-red-contrib-huemagic (for Philips HUE
Cisa Kev no
Connections 1
Observation Date 2026-07-20
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 7.5
Vulnerability Severity High
References
Created: 2026-06-30 09:23 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-22 01:00 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 9dcc04b9-be3d-4cc3-a8e8-28bbd5d02682

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-25864

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2021-01-26 07:09 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-01-26
Asserted: 2021-01-26
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: node-red-contrib-huemagic 3.0.0 is affected by hue/assets/..%2F Directory Traversal.in the res.sendFile API, used in file hue-magic.js, to fetch an... | Affected: n/a / n/a | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title node-red-contrib-huemagic 3.0.0 is affected by hue/assets/..%2F Directory Traversal.in the res.sendFile API, used in file hue-magic.js, to fetch an...
Vendor n/a
Product n/a
Added Date 2021-01-26T07:09:07.000Z
Cvss Score None
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity None
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:06 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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