Path Traversal in HackerOne Serve Node Module

CVE-2018-3712

serve node module before 6.4.9 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to not handling %2e (.) and %2f (/) and allowing them in paths, which allows a malicious user to view the contents of any directory with known path.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (78.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-3712: held from 0.015 to 0.018.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3712?
CVE-2018-3712 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Serve Node Module, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-3712?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-3712 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.