Path traversal in serve - CVE-2018-3712
Published: June 7, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31287
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3712
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
Affected software
serve
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3712
Install update from vendor's website.
serve - update to 6.4.9