HighGHSA-8hfj-j24r-96c4CVE-2022-24785

Path Traversal: 'dir/../../filename' in moment.locale

Published 4 Apr 2022 · Updated 10 Sept 2026

Affected package

Affected: <2.29.2
Fixed in: 2.29.2

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install moment@2.29.2

Details

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

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For more information

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References

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