CVE-2017-16196 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in quickserver, a simple static file server, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to access arbitrary files on the filesystem by manipulating URLs with "../" sequences. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity that can lead to high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quickserver_project:quickserver:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quickserver_project:quickserver:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quickserver_project:quickserver:1.1.0:*:*:*:*: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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