CVE-2014-8883
Directory Traversal in nhouston
All versions of the static file server module nhouston are vulnerable to directory traversal. An attacker can provide input such as ../ to read files outside of the served directory.
Recommendation
It is recommended that a different module be used, as we have been unable to reacher the maintainer of this module. We will continue to reach out to them, and if an update becomes available that fixes the issue, we will update this advisory accordingly.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score usedGHSA-44g9-w23c-5rw7
Directory Traversal in nhouston
All versions of the static file server module nhouston are vulnerable to directory traversal. An attacker can provide input such as ../ to read files outside of the served directory.
Recommendation
It is recommended that a different module be used, as we have been unable to reacher the maintainer of this module. We will continue to reach out to them, and if an update becomes available that fixes the issue, we will update this advisory accordingly.
- Record
GHSA-44g9-w23c-5rw7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-44g9-w23c-5rw7
Directory Traversal in nhouston
All versions of the static file server module nhouston are vulnerable to directory traversal. An attacker can provide input such as ../ to read files outside of the served directory.
Recommendation
It is recommended that a different module be used, as we have been unable to reacher the maintainer of this module. We will continue to reach out to them, and if an update becomes available that fixes the issue, we will update this advisory accordingly.
- Record
GHSA-44g9-w23c-5rw7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nhoustonnpm |
0.0.0 and later | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8883 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in nhouston, published August 31, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.