CVE-2018-16484 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A XSS vulnerability was found in module m-server <1.4.2 that allows malicious Javascript code or HTML to be executed, due to the lack of escaping for special characters in folder names.

Published: 2019-02-01

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

m-server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<1.4.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:m-server_project:m-server:*:*:*:*:*: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-2019-0295	A XSS vulnerability was found in module m-server <1.4.2 that allows malicious Javascript code or HTML to be executed, due to the lack of escaping for special characters in folder names.
Github GHSA	GHSA-gmxv-xf2q-6j8m	Cross-Site Scripting in m-server

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00606.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://hackerone.com/reports/319794

History

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Subscriptions

M-server Project M-server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2019-02-01T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:24:32.703Z

Reserved: 2018-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16484

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-02-01T18:29:00.817

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:44:22.547

Link: CVE-2018-16484

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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