CVE-2018-3725 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

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

hekto node module

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hekto_project:hekto:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0340	hekto node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of file, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
Github GHSA	GHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhx	Path Traversal in hekto

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

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 0.02038.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://hackerone.com/reports/311218

History

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Subscriptions

Hekto Project Hekto

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

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

Updated: 2024-09-16T21:57:42.628Z

Reserved: 2017-12-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-3725

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-07T02:29:08.503

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:57:43.763

Link: CVE-2018-3725

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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