GHSA-mwj7-r5vc-hmc9

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GHSA-mwj7-r5vc-hmc9

Summary: Directory Traversal in hcbserver

Details: Affected versions of `hcbserver` resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system. **Example request:** ```http GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1 host:foo ``` ## Recommendation No patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended that the package is only used for local development, and if the functionality is needed for production, a different package is used instead.

References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16171, https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/hcbserver, https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/414