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GHSA-VWR2-WJ63-86GR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2018-12-06 15:49 – Updated: 2023-09-12 21:07

Summary

Path Traversal in simplehttpserver

Details

All versions of simplehttpserver are vulnerable to Path Traversal.

This vulnerability allows an attacker to access files outside the webroot since it allows symlink navigation in the URL.

Recommendation

No fix is currently available. Do not use simplehttpserver in production or consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2018-16478 (GCVE-0-2018-16478)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-04 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:24

Summary

A Path Traversal in simplehttpserver versions <=0.2.1 allows to list any file in another folder of web root.

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-22 - Path Traversal (CWE-22)

Assigner

hackerone

References

URL

Tags

https://hackerone.com/reports/403703

x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	simplehttpserver	Affected: Not Fixed

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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