CVE-2017-16107 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the pooledwebsocket_project's pooledwebsocket, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to access arbitrary files on the filesystem by manipulating URLs with "../" sequences. This high-severity issue (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially leading to significant information disclosure. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.0.1, <= 0.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pooledwebsocket_project:pooledwebsocket:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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