Medium

Path traversal vulnerability in glance

  • Disclosed: 13.02.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Versions of the package glance before 3.0.9 are vulnerable to Directory Traversal that allows users to read files outside the public root directory. This is related to but distinct from the vulnerability reported in CVE-2018-3715.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package glance < 3.0.9 3.0.9

References

CVSS score 6.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
npm
Package
glance
Disclosed
13.02.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3hjh-5hgx-f5wh - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: glance

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
4
First → latest
07.2018 02.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 4

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 2
  2. 2019: 0
  3. 2020: 1
  4. 2021: 0
  5. 2022: 0
  6. 2023: 1
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
  1. Path traversal vulnerability in glance this entry
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2022-25937 < 3.0.9 3.0.9
  2. Medium ghsa-vw7g-jq9m-3q9v < 3.0.7 3.0.7
  3. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2018-3748 < 3.0.8 3.0.8
  4. Medium · 6.5 CVE-2018-3715 < 3.0.4 3.0.4

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