Simplehttpserver prior to version 0.1.0 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). To be exploited an attacker needs to control the filename of a file that is used in the directory listing output. This version is patched in 0.1.0

Affected Packages

npm simplehttpserver

Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 0.1.0)

Related CVEs

CVE-2018-3716

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-jrhj-2j3q-xf3v

Published

July 26, 2018 3:03 PM

Last Modified

January 31, 2023 1:51 AM

CVSS Score

5.0 /10

Primary Ecosystem

npm

Primary Package

simplehttpserver

GitHub Reviewed

✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 3, 2025 6:05 AM

Data from GitHub Advisory Database. This information is provided for research and educational purposes.