7.5high
CVE-2017-16029
Directory Traversal in hostr
Also known as GHSA-xqqr-p362-6rmc
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
hostr is a simple web server that serves up the contents of the current directory. There is a directory traversal vulnerability in hostr 2.3.5 and earlier that allows an attacker to read files outside the current directory by sending `../` in the url path for GET requests.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | hostr | <2.3.6 | 2.3.6 |
Affected products
- HackerOne hostr node module
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- github.com /henrytseng/hostr/issues/8 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nodesecurity.io /advisories/303 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16029 · advisory
- github.com /henrytseng/hostr/issues/8) · web
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-xqqr-p362-6rmc · advisory
- npmjs.com /advisories/303 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-16029
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-xqqr-p362-6rmc
- NVD: CVE-2017-16029
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