A Path Traversal in simplehttpserver versions <=0.2.1 allows to list any file in another folder of web root.
Priority LOW 27CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A Path Traversal in simplehttpserver versions <=0.2.1 allows to list any file in another folder of web root.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01295 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | simplehttpserver | Not Fixed | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | simplehttpserver (npm) | up to 0.3.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-vwr2-wj63-86gr |
- simplehttpserver Vendor— Affected Not Fixed Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- simplehttpserver (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-vwr2-wj63-86gr
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simplehttpserver_project:simplehttpserver:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 0.2.1 | Vulnerable | Simplehttpserver Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:simplehttpserver_project:simplehttpserver:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·Simplehttpserver Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16478
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwr2-wj63-86gr
References
Advisory 3
More Simplehttpserver Project Simplehttpserver vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-02780 Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- 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-2018-16478 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16478 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vwr2-wj63-86gr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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