CVE-2017-16168 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in wffserve, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to access arbitrary files on the server's filesystem by manipulating URLs with "../" sequences. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) requires no user interaction and has a low attack complexity, posing a significant risk of information disclosure. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for unauthorized data access remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wffserve_project:wffserve:1.0.0:*:*:*:*: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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