High

SimbCo httpster vulnerable to Path Traversal

  • Disclosed: 25.12.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SimbCo httpster. This vulnerability affects the function fs.realpathSync of the file src/server.coffee. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is d3055b3e30b40b65d30c5a06d6e053dffa7f35d0. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216748.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package httpster < 1.1.0 1.1.0

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
httpster
Disclosed
25.12.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-p8j8-wxvp-h695 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: httpster

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