Path Traversal in HackerOne Node-Srv Node Module

CVE-2018-3714

node-srv node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of url, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.086 (95.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% 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-2018-3714: held from 0.086 to 0.086.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.086 · newest: 0.086 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3714?
CVE-2018-3714 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Node-Srv Node Module, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-3714?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-3714 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.