CVE-2018-3731 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

public node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of filePath, 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

public node module

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:public.js_project:public.js:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0321	public node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of filePath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
Github GHSA	GHSA-rwv8-jvff-jq28	Path Traversal in public

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/312918

History

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Subscriptions

Public.js Project Public.js

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

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

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:23:52.400Z

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

Link: CVE-2018-3731

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-07T02:29:08.723

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:57:44.373

Link: CVE-2018-3731

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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