serve node module before 6.4.9 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to not handling %2e (.) and %2f (/) and allowing them in paths, which allows a malicious user to view the contents of any directory with known path
Published Jun 7, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.79%
Description
serve node module before 6.4.9 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to not handling %2e (.) and %2f (/) and allowing them in paths, which allows a malicious user to view the contents of any directory with known path.
Affected products
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- Version Versions before 6.4.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| HackerOne | Serve Node Module | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
serve
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 6.4.9
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | serve | 0 | 6.4.9 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01790) | 77.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01790) | 75.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 37.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 35.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 44.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 35.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2qh-cgc2-qhr3 Advisory
- https://github.com/vercel/serve/commit/6adad6881c61991da61ebc857857c53409544575
- https://github.com/zeit/serve/pull/316 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/307666 x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical Description
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3712
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2qh-cgc2-qhr3 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/vercel/serve/commit/6adad6881c61991da61ebc857857c53409544575 | ||
| https://github.com/zeit/serve/pull/316 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/307666 | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical Description | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3712 |
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