CVE-2017-16174 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the whispercast file server, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to access arbitrary files on the system by manipulating URLs with "../" sequences. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) requires no user interaction and could lead to full confidentiality compromise. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the inherent risk of unauthorized file access remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:whispercast_project:whispercast:0.1.0:*:*:*:*: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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