CVE-2024-56198: path-sanitizer allows bypassing the existing filters to achieve path-traversal vulnerability

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.3

path-sanitizer is a simple lightweight npm package for sanitizing paths to prevent Path Traversal. Prior to 3.1.0, the filters can be bypassed using .=%5c which results in a path traversal. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.1.0.