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

HIGH 7.5CVE-2022-24785 · GHSA-8hfj-j24r-96c4 · Published 04/04/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Moment.js NuGet	`< 2.29.2`	`2.29.2`
moment momentjs	`≥ 1.0.1, < 2.29.2`	`2.29.2`
tenable.sc tenable	`< 5.21.0`	`5.21.0`
moment npm	`< 2.29.2`	`2.29.2`

Description

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.

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NVD description

Moment.js is a JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates. A path traversal vulnerability impacts npm (server) users of Moment.js between versions 1.0.1 and 2.29.1, especially if a user-provided locale string is directly used to switch moment locale. This problem is patched in 2.29.2, and the patch can be applied to all affected versions. As a workaround, sanitize the user-provided locale name before passing it to Moment.js.

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