CVE-2017-16214 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in peiserver, a static file server, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary files on the filesystem by manipulating URLs with "../" sequences. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete confidentiality compromise (C:H), but does not impact integrity or availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for unauthorized data access remains a concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:peiserver_project:peiserver:*:*:*:*:*: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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