CVE-2017-16038
`f2e-server` 1.12.11 and earlier is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
`f2e-server` 1.12.11 and earlier is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url. This is compounded by `f2e-server` requiring elevated privileges to run.
- 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
- 2.50% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- f2e-server project/f2e-server
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
EPSS 2.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/shy2850/node-server/issues/10Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/shy2850/node-server/pull/12/filesPatch
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/346Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/shy2850/node-server/issues/10Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/shy2850/node-server/pull/12/filesPatch
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/346Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.