CVE-2021-23797 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

All versions of package http-server-node are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via use of --path-as-is.

Published: 2021-12-17

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.7% 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

n/a

http-server-node

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:http-server-node_project:http-server-node:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-0616	All versions of package http-server-node are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via use of --path-as-is.
Github GHSA	GHSA-hj3m-v758-jwx5	Path Traversal in http-server-node

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 Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01718.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPSERVERNODE-1727656

History

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Subscriptions

Http-server-node Project Http-server-node

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2021-12-17T20:05:11.548Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:30:59.841Z

Reserved: 2021-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-23797

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-17T20:15:08.240

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:38:53.167

Link: CVE-2021-23797

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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