CVE-2018-3744: hackerone html-pages node module Path Traversal: '.../...//'
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-fm87-46vv-jqrr
Published 29-05-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-3744 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in hackerone html-pages node module. EPSS estimates a 2.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.24%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 29-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The html-pages node module contains a path traversal vulnerabilities that allows an attacker to read any file from the server with cURL.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.04 pp
From 2.27% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.24%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (hackerone.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-35Path Traversal: '.../...//'The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
Affected systems
Hackerone1 product
- html-pages node moduleNot fixed
Html-pages_project1 product
- html-pages2.0.7
Npm1 product
- html-pages≤ 2.1.2
3 vendors · 3 products
