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TI-2018-02722 Aliases CVE-2018-3724GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp

Path traversal in HackerOne general-file-server node module

Priority LOW 36CWE-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

general-file-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of currpath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01736 77th 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
HackerOnegeneral-file-server node moduleAll versions—No fix listedCNA
—general-file-server (npm)up to 1.1.8—No fix listedGHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp
  • general-file-server node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • general-file-server (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*1.0.0VulnerableGeneral-file-server Project
cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*1.1.2VulnerableGeneral-file-server Project
cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*1.1.3VulnerableGeneral-file-server Project
cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*1.1.4VulnerableGeneral-file-server Project
cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*1.1.5VulnerableGeneral-file-server Project
cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*1.1.6VulnerableGeneral-file-server Project
cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*1.1.7VulnerableGeneral-file-server Project
cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*1.1.8VulnerableGeneral-file-server Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·General-file-server Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·General-file-server Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·General-file-server Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·General-file-server Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·General-file-server Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·General-file-server Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·General-file-server Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:general-file-server_project:general-file-server:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·General-file-server Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3724
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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