GHSA-vwr2-wj63-86gr

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    GHSA-vwr2-wj63-86gr

    Published: 6 Dec 2018Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    Summary: Path Traversal in simplehttpserver

    Details: 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.

    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://github.com/tikonen/blog/tree/master/simplehttpserver, https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/744

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: simplehttpserver

    Purl: pkg:npm/simplehttpserver

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High