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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-3724

general-file-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of currpath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.76%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

general-file-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of currpath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known 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
1.76% probability · 77th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
general-file-server project/general-file-server
Source
support@hackerone.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.