CVE-2017-16039 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

`hftp` is a static http or ftp server `hftp` is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.

Published: 2018-06-04

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HackerOne

hftp node module

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hftp_project:hftp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0241	`hftp` is a static http or ftp server `hftp` is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.
Github GHSA	GHSA-76p6-gpvf-6wmv	Directory Traversal in hftp

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/tree/master/directory-traversal/hftp
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/384

History

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Subscriptions

Hftp Project Hftp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2018-06-04T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:47:23.736Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16039

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-04T19:29:01.960

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:08:41.870

Link: CVE-2017-16039

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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