Path traversal in HackerOne earlybird node module
Priority LOW 37CWE-22Published · Updated
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
earlybird is a web server module for early development. earlybird 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 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | earlybird node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | earlybird (npm) | 0.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | GHSA-qpwf-4fx5-crqq |
- earlybird node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- earlybird (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-qpwf-4fx5-crqq
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.1.2 | Vulnerable | Earlybird Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.1.3 | Vulnerable | Earlybird Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.1.4 | Vulnerable | Earlybird Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.1.5 | Vulnerable | Earlybird Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.1.6 | Vulnerable | Earlybird Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.1.7 | Vulnerable | Earlybird Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.1.2 Vulnerable ·Earlybird Project
- cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.1.3 Vulnerable ·Earlybird Project
- cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.1.4 Vulnerable ·Earlybird Project
- cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.1.5 Vulnerable ·Earlybird Project
- cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.1.6 Vulnerable ·Earlybird Project
- cpe:2.3:a:earlybird_project:earlybird:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.1.7 Vulnerable ·Earlybird Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16154
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpwf-4fx5-crqq
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-16154 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16154 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpwf-4fx5-crqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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