CVE-2017-16029

HIGH

hostr < 2.3.5 - Path Traversal via URL Path

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

hostr is a simple web server that serves up the contents of the current directory. There is a directory traversal vulnerability in hostr 2.3.5 and earlier that allows an attacker to read files outside the current directory by sending `../` in the url path for GET requests.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/303

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0182
EPSS Percentile 76.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
hostr_project/hostr < 2.3.5
npm/hostr 0 - 2.3.6npm
Published Jun 04, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026