CVE-2017-16085
UNKNOWN
Published 2018-06-07T02:00:00Z
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Description
tinyserver2 is a webserver for static files. tinyserver2 is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL.
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Advisory Details
Affected versions of `tinyserver2` resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system.
**Example request:**
```http
GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
host:foo
```
## Recommendation
Update to v0.6.0 or later.
Affected Packages
npm
tinyserver2
ECOSYSTEM:
≥0
<0.6.0
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
7.5
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: July 24, 2018, Modified: September 6, 2023
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Published: 2018-06-07T02:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T19:46:49.324Z
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