CVE-2017-16123 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the welcomyzt simple file server, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to access arbitrary files on the filesystem by manipulating URLs with "../" sequences. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially leading to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, organizations using welcomyzt should be aware of this potential risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:welcomyzt_project:welcomyzt:*:*:*:*:*: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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