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CVE-2018-16493

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-16493 describes a path traversal vulnerability in static-resource-server version 1.7.2, allowing unauthorized attackers to read any file on the server by manipulating URLs. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) requires no user interaction or privileges, posing a significant risk of data exposure. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for unauthorized data access remains.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:static-resource-server_project:static-resource-server:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0176 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-45j8-pm75-5v8xhigh

Path Traversal in simplehttpserver

Feb 7, 2019

References

hackerone.com / reports/432600
ExploitThird Party Advisory