FKIE_CVE-2017-16171

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-06-07 02:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:08
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
hcbserver is a static file server. hcbserver is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.
References
support@hackerone.comhttps://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/hcbserverExploit, Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://nodesecurity.io/advisories/414Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/hcbserverExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/414Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
hcbserver_project hcbserver 1.0.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:08:54.993",
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