TI-2017-11806 Aliases CVE-2017-16085 GHSA-g8wf-rcg3-qw4q

Path traversal in HackerOne tinyserver2 node module

LOW 37CWE-22Published 2018-06-07 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01974 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed tinyserver2 (npm): 0.6.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
HackerOne	tinyserver2 node module	up to 0.5.2	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	tinyserver2 (npm)	before 0.6.0	0.6.0	Patch available	GHSA-g8wf-rcg3-qw4q

tinyserver2 node module VendorHackerOne Affected up to 0.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
tinyserver2 (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.6.0 Fixed in 0.6.0 Patch available GHSA-g8wf-rcg3-qw4q

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:tinyserver2_project:tinyserver2::::::node.js::*	before 0.6.0	Vulnerable	Tinyserver2 Project

cpe:2.3:a:tinyserver2_project:tinyserver2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·Tinyserver2 Project

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-g8wf-rcg3-qw4q tinyserver2 (npm) Fixed in 0.6.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16085
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g8wf-rcg3-qw4q

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/371

Sources

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