Path traversal in HackerOne resolve-path 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
resolve-path node module before 1.4.0 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of paths with certain special characters, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02373 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed resolve-path node module (HackerOne): 1.4.0resolve-path (npm): 1.4.0
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 | resolve-path node module | before 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | resolve-path (npm) | before 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-62g9-6hw5-rwfp |
- resolve-path node module VendorHackerOne Affected before 1.4.0 Fixed in 1.4.0 Patch available CNA
- resolve-path (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.0 Fixed in 1.4.0 Patch available GHSA-62g9-6hw5-rwfp
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:resolve-path_project:resolve-path:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | Resolve-path Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:resolve-path_project:resolve-path:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Resolve-path Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA resolve-path node module (HackerOne) Fixed in 1.4.0
- Fix · GHSA-62g9-6hw5-rwfp resolve-path (npm) Fixed in 1.4.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3732
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62g9-6hw5-rwfp
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-3732 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-3732 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62g9-6hw5-rwfp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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