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TI-2017-11936 Aliases CVE-2017-16217GHSA-qmhf-qg6f-pc4v

Path traversal in HackerOne fbr-client 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

fbr-client sends files through sockets via socket.io and webRTC. fbr-client 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HackerOnefbr-client node moduleAll versions—No fix listedCNA
—fbr-client (npm)up to 1.0.3—No fix listedGHSA-qmhf-qg6f-pc4v
  • fbr-client node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • fbr-client (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-qmhf-qg6f-pc4v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:webrtc-experiment:fbr-client:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*all versionsVulnerableWebrtc-experiment
  • cpe:2.3:a:webrtc-experiment:fbr-client:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Webrtc-experiment

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmhf-qg6f-pc4v

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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