youngerheart nodeserver nodeserver.js path traversal
Priority HIGH 66CWE-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
A vulnerability has been found in youngerheart nodeserver and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file nodeserver.js. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The identifier of the patch is c4c0f0138ab5afbac58e03915d446680421bde28. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-218461 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00922 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed web-node-server (npm): 0.0.11
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| youngerheart | nodeserver | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | web-node-server (npm) | before 0.0.11 | 0.0.11 | Patch available | GHSA-3fwq-qv5v-2wxf |
- nodeserver Vendoryoungerheart Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- web-node-server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.11 Fixed in 0.0.11 Patch available GHSA-3fwq-qv5v-2wxf
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nodeserver_project:nodeserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2020-08-21 | Vulnerable | Nodeserver Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:nodeserver_project:nodeserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2020-08-21 Vulnerable ·Nodeserver Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3fwq-qv5v-2wxf web-node-server (npm) Fixed in 0.0.11 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36651
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3fwq-qv5v-2wxf
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-36651 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36651 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3fwq-qv5v-2wxf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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