Input validation error in serve - CVE-2018-3718
Published: June 7, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37071
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3718
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
serve node module suffers from Improper Handling of URL Encoding by permitting access to ignored files if a filename is URL encoded.
Affected software
serve
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3718
Install update from vendor's website.
serve - update to 6.5.2