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CVE-2017-16097

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16097 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the tiny-http server, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary files on the system by manipulating URLs with "../" sequences. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and could lead to significant information disclosure. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, its potential impact on confidentiality remains a concern.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tiny-http_project:tiny-http:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0200 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-cch6-5x4h-6qc5high

Directory Traversal in tiny-http

Sep 1, 2020

References

github.com / JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/tiny-http
ExploitThird Party Advisory
nodesecurity.io / advisories/342
ExploitThird Party Advisory