VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16029
There is a directory traversal vulnerability in hostr 2.3.5 and earlier that allows an attacker to read files outside the current directory by sending `../` in the url path for GET requests.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.82%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
hostr is a simple web server that serves up the contents of the current directory. There is a directory traversal vulnerability in hostr 2.3.5 and earlier that allows an attacker to read files outside the current directory by sending `../` in the url path for GET requests.
- 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
- 1.82% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- hostr project/hostr
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
- https://github.com/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/303Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/303Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.