Path traversal in HackerOne crud-file-server 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
crud-file-server node module before 0.9.0 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to incorrect validation of url, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02167 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed crud-file-server node module (HackerOne): 0.9.0crud-file-server (npm): 0.9.0
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 | crud-file-server node module | before 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | crud-file-server (npm) | before 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 | Patch available | GHSA-vfp9-gwrh-wq9g |
- crud-file-server node module VendorHackerOne Affected before 0.9.0 Fixed in 0.9.0 Patch available CNA
- crud-file-server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.0 Fixed in 0.9.0 Patch available GHSA-vfp9-gwrh-wq9g
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:crud-file-server_project:crud-file-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 0.9.0 | Vulnerable | Crud-file-server Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:crud-file-server_project:crud-file-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Crud-file-server Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA crud-file-server node module (HackerOne) Fixed in 0.9.0
- Fix · GHSA-vfp9-gwrh-wq9g crud-file-server (npm) Fixed in 0.9.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3733
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfp9-gwrh-wq9g
References
More Crud-file-server Project Crud-file-server vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-02724 Cross-site scripting in HackerOne crud-file-server node module CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-3733 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-3733 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vfp9-gwrh-wq9g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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