High

Path Traversal in buttle

  • Disclosed: 18.09.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

All versions of buttle are vulnerable to Path Traversal. Due to insufficient input sanitization, attackers can access server files by using relative paths when fetching files.

Recommendation

No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package buttle <= 0.2.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
npm
Package
buttle
Disclosed
18.09.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-m8cr-q935-8j67 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: buttle

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
3
First → latest
09.2018 09.2020
Without a fix
3
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 1
  2. 2019: 1
  3. 2020: 1
  4. 2021: 0
  5. 2022: 0
  6. 2023: 0
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
  1. Medium ghsa-pqpp-2363-649v all versions no fix
  2. High CVE-2019-5422 <= 0.2.0 no fix
  3. Path Traversal in buttle this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2018-3766 <= 0.2.0 no fix

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