CVE-2017-16197 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in qinserve, a static file server. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating URLs with "../" sequences to access arbitrary files on the underlying filesystem, resulting in high confidentiality impact. Despite its high CVSS score of 7.5, there is no known public exploit code, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and limited active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qinserve_project:qinserve: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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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.