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Simplehttpserver CVE-2018-3787

HIGH
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2018-08-31 support@hackerone.com
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Aug 31, 2018 - 16:29 nvd
HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 1 npm packages depend on simplehttpserver (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.2.1.

DescriptionNVD

Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.

AnalysisAI

Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server. Affected products include: Simplehttpserver Project Simplehttpserver.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.

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