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CVE-2018-3717

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-3717 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the connect node module prior to version 2.14.0, specifically impacting the sencha connect product. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient validation of file names within the directory.js middleware, requiring low privileges and user interaction for exploitation, with potential for limited confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and the CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sencha:connect:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0133 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 15,224 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: connectFixed in: 2.14.0

Vendor Advisories (2)

npmGHSA-rch9-xh7r-mqgwmedium

Cross-Site Scripting in connect

Jul 26, 2018
redhatCVE-2018-3717Moderate

nodejs-connect: XSS due to a lack of validation of file in directory.js middleware

Jun 7, 2018

References

github.com / senchalabs/connect/commit/6d5dd30075d2bc4ee97afdbbe3d9d98d8d52d74b
PatchThird Party Advisory
hackerone.com / reports/309394
ExploitThird Party Advisory
hackerone.com / reports/309641
ExploitThird Party Advisory