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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLXZ3cjItd2o2My04Nmdy

Path Traversal in simplehttpserver

All versions of simplehttpserver are vulnerable to Path Traversal.

This vulnerability allows an attacker to access files outside the webroot since it allows symlink navigation in the URL.

Recommendation

No fix is currently available. Do not use simplehttpserver in production or consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vwr2-wj63-86gr
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLXZ3cjItd2o2My04Nmdy
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: almost 6 years ago
Updated: about 1 year ago

CVSS Score: 5.3
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-vwr2-wj63-86gr, CVE-2018-16478
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16478
• https://hackerone.com/reports/403703
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vwr2-wj63-86gr
• https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/484.json
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/744

Blast Radius: 9.1

Affected Packages