CVE-2017-16083
Directory Traversal in node-simple-router
node-simple-router is a minimalistic router for Node. node-simple-router is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
node-simple-router is a minimalistic router for Node. node-simple-router is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL.
- Record
CVE-2017-16083- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
node-simple-router is a minimalistic router for Node. node-simple-router is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL.
- Record
CVE-2017-16083- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0228 No score
node-simple-router is a minimalistic router for Node. node-simple-router is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0228- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5w8q-x7hc-jhp6
Directory Traversal in node-simple-router
Affected versions of node-simple-router resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system.
Example request:
GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
host:foo
Recommendation
Update to v0.10.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-5w8q-x7hc-jhp6- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5w8q-x7hc-jhp6
Directory Traversal in node-simple-router
Affected versions of node-simple-router resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system.
Example request:
GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
host:foo
Recommendation
Update to v0.10.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-5w8q-x7hc-jhp6- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
node-simple-routernpm |
through 0.10.0 | 0.10.1 |
node-simple-routernpm |
before 0.10.1 | 0.10.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16083 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Node-simple-router, published June 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in node-simple-router 0.10.1.
References
nodesecurity.io/advisories/352
github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/tree/master/directory-traversal/node-simple-router
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16083
npmjs.com/advisories/352