CVE-2021-23797

HIGH

http-server-node - Path Traversal via --path-as-is

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-23797. PoCs published by dannyEndorTest.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository is a synthetic demo target for Endor Labs EXPOSURE, deliberately vulnerable to CVE-2021-23797 but lacks actual exploit code. It serves as a placeholder for demonstrating vulnerability detection and mitigation workflows.

Description

All versions of package http-server-node are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via use of --path-as-is.

Exploits (1)

nomisec STUB
by dannyEndorTest · poc
https://github.com/dannyEndorTest/http-server-node

This repository is a synthetic demo target for Endor Labs EXPOSURE, deliberately vulnerable to CVE-2021-23797 but lacks actual exploit code. It serves as a placeholder for demonstrating vulnerability detection and mitigation workflows.

Classification
Stub 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: http-server-node 1.0.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Docker environment · Node.js
devstral-2 · analyzed May 20, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPSERVERNODE-1727656

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0064
EPSS Percentile 71.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
http-server-node_project/http-server-node
npm/http-server-node 0npm
Published Dec 17, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026