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CVE-2018-3725

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-3725 describes a Path Traversal vulnerability in the hekto node module, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on the system due to insufficient input validation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality risk and no integrity or availability impact. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, organizations using the hekto module should be aware of this potential risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hekto_project:hekto:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0204 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: hektoFixed in: 0.2.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhxhigh

Path Traversal in hekto

Jul 26, 2018

References

hackerone.com / reports/311218
ExploitThird Party Advisory