Cross-site scripting in serve-lite
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
All versions of the package serve-lite are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) because when it detects a request to a directory, it renders a file listing of all of its contents with links that include the actual file names without any sanitization or output encoding.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00599 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | serve-lite | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | serve-lite (npm) | up to 1.1.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-j8x7-qcw4-xx85 |
- serve-lite Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- serve-lite (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-j8x7-qcw4-xx85
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:serve-lite_project:serve-lite:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Serve-lite Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:serve-lite_project:serve-lite:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Serve-lite Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-25847
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j8x7-qcw4-xx85
References
More Serve-lite Project Serve-lite vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-05588 Path traversal in serve-lite CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-25847 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-25847 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j8x7-qcw4-xx85 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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