CVE-2018-16485 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Path Traversal vulnerability in module m-server <1.4.1 allows malicious user to access unauthorized content of any file in the directory tree e.g. /etc/passwd by appending slashes to the URL request.

Published: 2019-02-01

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.3% 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
`<1.4.1`	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-2019-0260	Path Traversal vulnerability in module m-server <1.4.1 allows malicious user to access unauthorized content of any file in the directory tree e.g. /etc/passwd by appending slashes to the URL request.
Github GHSA	GHSA-899g-6q6w-7v94	m-server Vulnerable to Directory Traversal

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01333.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://hackerone.com/reports/319795

History

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Subscriptions

M-server Project M-server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:24:32.559Z

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

Link: CVE-2018-16485

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-02-01T18:29:00.863

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:44:22.657

Link: CVE-2018-16485

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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