What is CVE-2019-5423?

CVE-2019-5423 is a high-severity vulnerability in Http-Live-Simulator Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-5423?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-5423 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Http-Live-Simulator Project

CVE-2019-5423

Path traversal vulnerability in http-live-simulator npm package version 1.0.5 allows arbitrary path to be accessed on the file system by a remote attacker.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.028 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Http-live-simulator_project Http-live-simulator — versions 1.0.5
Npm, Inc. Http-live-simulator — versions 1.0.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ossf-cve-benchmark/CVE-2019-5423

References

support@hackerone.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5423?: CVE-2019-5423 is a high-severity vulnerability in Http-Live-Simulator Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-5423?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5423 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.