CVE-2014-3744
Directory traversal vulnerability in the st module before 0.2.5 for Node.js allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e%2e (encoded dot dot) in an unspecified path.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the st module before 0.2.5 for Node.js allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e%2e (encoded dot dot) in an unspecified path.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 34.01% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- nodejs/node.js
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 17.0% on 21 September 2026 to 34.0% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67389Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/isaacs/stThird Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/st_directory_traversalThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67389Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/isaacs/stThird Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/st_directory_traversalThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.