Path Traversal in Elding Project
CVE-2017-16222
elding is a simple web server. elding is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, allowing an attacker to access the filesystem by placing "../" in the url. The files accessible, however, are limited to files with a file extension. Sending a GET request to /../../../etc/passwd, for example, will return a 404 on etc/passwd/index.js.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Elding_project Elding — versions 1.0.0
- Hackerone Elding Node Module — versions All versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16222?
- CVE-2017-16222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elding Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16222?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16222 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.