TI-2017-11888 Aliases CVE-2017-16169 GHSA-4vfj-c2xf-8r48

Path traversal in HackerOne looppake 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: 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

looppake is a simple http server. looppake 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	looppake node module	All versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	looppake (npm)	up to 3.0.0	—	No fix listed	GHSA-4vfj-c2xf-8r48

looppake node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
looppake (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 3.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-4vfj-c2xf-8r48

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:looppake_project:looppake:3.0.0:::::node.js::	3.0.0	Vulnerable	Looppake Project

cpe:2.3:a:looppake_project:looppake:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Looppake Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16169
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vfj-c2xf-8r48

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/looppake

Advisory 3

Other 1

https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/412

Sources

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