Path traversal in HackerOne public 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
public node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of filePath, 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 public (npm): 0.1.3
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 | public node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | public (npm) | before 0.1.3 | 0.1.3 | Patch available | GHSA-rwv8-jvff-jq28 |
- public node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- public (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.1.3 Fixed in 0.1.3 Patch available GHSA-rwv8-jvff-jq28
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:public.js_project:public.js:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.1.2 | Vulnerable | Public.js Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:public.js_project:public.js:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.1.2 Vulnerable ·Public.js Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rwv8-jvff-jq28 public (npm) Fixed in 0.1.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3731
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwv8-jvff-jq28
References
More Public.js Project Public.js vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-02743 The public node module versions <= 1.0.3 allows to embed HTML in file names, which (in… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-3731 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-3731 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwv8-jvff-jq28 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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