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TI-2018-02723 Aliases CVE-2018-3725GHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhx

Path traversal in HackerOne hekto 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02007 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed hekto (npm): 0.2.3

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HackerOnehekto node moduleAll versions—No fix listedCNA
—hekto (npm)before 0.2.30.2.3Patch availableGHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhx
  • hekto node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • hekto (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.2.3 Fixed in 0.2.3 Patch available GHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhx

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hekto_project:hekto:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*0.2.0VulnerableHekto Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:hekto_project:hekto:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·Hekto Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhx hekto (npm) Fixed in 0.2.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3725
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhx

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2018-02739 Open redirect in hekto <=0.2.3 when target domain name is used as html filename on server. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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