What is CVE-2018-16473?

CVE-2018-16473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Npm Takeapeek, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-16473?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Npm Takeapeek

CVE-2018-16473

A path traversal in takeapeek module versions <=0.2.2 allows an attacker to list directory and files.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2018-11-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (70.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Npm Takeapeek — versions <=0.2.2
Takeapeek Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

hackerone.com/reports/403736 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16473?: CVE-2018-16473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Npm Takeapeek, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-16473?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.