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Title: [Security] Arbitrary file read via sslcert/sslkey/sslrootcert in connection string · Issue #3651 · brianc/node-postgres · GitHub

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Description: Summary pg-connection-string/index.js:82-93 calls fs.readFileSync() on unvalidated user-supplied paths from connection string parameters (sslcert, sslkey, sslrootcert). If connection strings come from untrusted sources, any file readable...

Open Graph Description: Summary pg-connection-string/index.js:82-93 calls fs.readFileSync() on unvalidated user-supplied paths from connection string parameters (sslcert, sslkey, sslrootcert). If connection strings come f...

X Description: Summary pg-connection-string/index.js:82-93 calls fs.readFileSync() on unvalidated user-supplied paths from connection string parameters (sslcert, sslkey, sslrootcert). If connection strings come f...

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