Path traversal in HackerOne express-cart
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
Unrestricted file upload (RCE) in express-cart module before 1.1.7 allows a privileged user to gain access in the hosting machine.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.27071 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed express-cart (npm): 1.1.7
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 | express-cart | 1.1.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | express-cart (npm) | before 1.1.7 | 1.1.7 | Patch available | GHSA-4w62-cq5r-5mmq |
- express-cart VendorHackerOne Affected 1.1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- express-cart (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.7 Fixed in 1.1.7 Patch available GHSA-4w62-cq5r-5mmq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:express-cart_project:express-cart:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.1.7 | Vulnerable | Express-cart Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:express-cart_project:express-cart:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·Express-cart Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4w62-cq5r-5mmq express-cart (npm) Fixed in 1.1.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3758
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w62-cq5r-5mmq
References
More Express-cart Project Express-cart vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11825 Authentication bypass by spoofing in HackerOne express-cart CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-14335 Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Express cart v1.1.16 allows attackers… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-12245 The express-cart package through 1.1.10 for Node.js allows Reflected XSS (for an admin)… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-3758 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-3758 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4w62-cq5r-5mmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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