Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.
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
Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02038 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed simplehttpserver (npm): 0.2.1
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 | simplehttpserver | 0.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | simplehttpserver (npm) | before 0.2.1 | 0.2.1 | Patch available | GHSA-gpvj-q7fp-jcch |
- simplehttpserver VendorHackerOne Affected 0.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- simplehttpserver (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.2.1 Fixed in 0.2.1 Patch available GHSA-gpvj-q7fp-jcch
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simplehttpserver_project:simplehttpserver:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 0.2.1 | Vulnerable | Simplehttpserver Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:simplehttpserver_project:simplehttpserver:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·Simplehttpserver Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gpvj-q7fp-jcch simplehttpserver (npm) Fixed in 0.2.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3787
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpvj-q7fp-jcch
References
More Simplehttpserver Project Simplehttpserver vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11820 A Path Traversal in simplehttpserver versions <=0.2.1 allows to list any file in another folder of web root. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2018-02714 simplehttpserver node module suffers from a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability to a lack of validation of file names. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2018-3787 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-3787 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpvj-q7fp-jcch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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