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CVE-2014-10068

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-10068 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the 'inert' node module, specifically affecting versions prior to 1.1.1, which is used by the hapi framework. This flaw allows an attacker to access files within hidden directories, even when the 'showHidden' option is explicitly set to false. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating that it is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to high confidentiality impact by exposing sensitive information. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hapi:inert:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0193 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: inertFixed in: 1.1.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-g4xp-36c3-f7mrmedium

Hidden Directories Always Served in inert

Aug 31, 2020

References

github.com / hapijs/inert/commit/e8f99f94da4cb08e8032eda984761c3f111e3e82
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / hapijs/inert/pull/15
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
nodesecurity.io / advisories/14
PatchThird Party Advisory