7.5high
CVE-2018-3724
Path Traversal in general-file-server
Also known as GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
general-file-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of currpath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% 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 | general-file-server | <=1.1.8 | no fix listed |
Affected products
- HackerOne general-file-server node module
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- hackerone.com /reports/310943 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3724 · advisory
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp · advisory
- npmjs.com /advisories/592 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-3724
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp
- NVD: CVE-2018-3724
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