What is CVE-2019-5447?

CVE-2019-5447 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Http-File-Server Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2019-5447?

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

Path Traversal in Http-File-Server Project

CVE-2019-5447

A path traversal vulnerability in <= v0.2.6 of http-file-server npm module allows attackers to list files in arbitrary folders.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2019-07-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-09.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Http-File-Server Project
Http-File-Server — versions 0.2.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

hackerone.com/reports/570133 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5447?: CVE-2019-5447 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Http-File-Server Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2019-5447?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.