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CVE-2018-3716: Cross-site Scripting

June 7, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

simplehttpserver node module suffers from a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to a lack of validation of file names.

References

  • hackerone.com/reports/309648
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3716

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

npm/simplehttpserver/CVE-2018-3716.yml

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