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CVE-2017-16166

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16166 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the byucslabsix http server, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to access the filesystem by manipulating URLs with "../". This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and could lead to significant information disclosure. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for unauthorized data access remains.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:byucslabsix_project:byucslabsix:0.0.5:*:*:*:*: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
78.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0200 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 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-hhff-3c89-5m7phigh

Directory Traversal in byucslabsix

Jul 23, 2018

References

github.com / JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/byucslabsix
ExploitThird Party Advisory
nodesecurity.io / advisories/399
Third Party Advisory