Affected versions of `list-n-stream` 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 version 0.0.11 or later.

Affected Packages

npm list-n-stream

Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 0.0.11)

Related CVEs

CVE-2017-16084

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-23vf-5g53-hm9q

Published

July 24, 2018 2:57 PM

Last Modified

September 6, 2023 8:10 PM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

npm

Primary Package

list-n-stream

GitHub Reviewed

✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: August 30, 2025 6:32 AM

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