Threats affecting pkg:cargo/actix-files

The actix-files crate for Rust has a vulnerability where hidden files on Windows volumes using 8.3 short names can be accessed via their short-name aliases. This bypasses the default path check that blocks dot-prefixed segments, allowing remote clients to read sensitive files like .env or .git/config even if hidden files are not enabled. This can lead to exposure of secrets or source code. The issue is fixed in actix-files version 0.7.4.

The actix-files crate (actix_files) before version 0.6.10 contains an information exposure vulnerability. When a non-existing folder is passed as the serve_from argument to Files::new(), the mount path defaults to an empty path; the service then joins the request path with this empty path and canonicalizes it, causing Rust to resolve it as a relative path. As a result, an attacker can request paths that resolve relative to the application's working directory and access unintended files.

actix-files before 0.6.10 contains a denial of service vulnerability triggered by an empty Range header in GET requests for static files. When panic is set to abort, remote attackers can crash the process on-demand by sending a GET request with an empty Range header.