Directory Traversal in serve
Affected versions of serve do not properly handle %2e (.) and %2f (/) characters, and allow the, characters to be used in paths. This can be used to traverse the directory tree and list content of any directory the user running the process has access to.
Mitigating factors: This vulnerability only allows listing of directory contents and does not allow reading of arbitrary files.
Recommendation
Update to version 6.4.9 later.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | serve | < 6.4.9 | 6.4.9 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- npm
- Package
serve- Disclosed
- 27.07.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q2qh-cgc2-qhr3 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: serve
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 9
- First → latest
- 07.2018 08.2021
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 5
- Medium 4
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 4
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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