CVE-2017-16209 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

enserver is a simple web server. enserver is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.

Published: 2018-06-07

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

enserver node module

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:enserver_project:enserver:*:*:*:*:*: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-2020-0781	enserver is a simple web server. enserver is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.
Github GHSA	GHSA-5c6f-jpx7-cwq6	Directory Traversal in enserver

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/blob/master/directory-traversal/enserver
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/425

History

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Subscriptions

Enserver Project Enserver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2018-06-07T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:11:06.684Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-16209

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-07T02:29:07.003

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:08:58.853

Link: CVE-2017-16209

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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