CVE-2017-16085
Directory Traversal in tinyserver2
tinyserver2 is a webserver for static files. tinyserver2 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
tinyserver2 is a webserver for static files. tinyserver2 is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL.
- Record
CVE-2017-16085- 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
tinyserver2 is a webserver for static files. tinyserver2 is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL.
- Record
CVE-2017-16085- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0271 No score
tinyserver2 is a webserver for static files. tinyserver2 is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0271- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8wf-rcg3-qw4q No score
Directory Traversal in tinyserver2
Affected versions of tinyserver2 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 v0.6.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-g8wf-rcg3-qw4q- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g8wf-rcg3-qw4q No score
Directory Traversal in tinyserver2
Affected versions of tinyserver2 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 v0.6.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-g8wf-rcg3-qw4q- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tinyserver2npm |
through 0.5.2 | 0.6.0 |
tinyserver2npm |
before 0.6.0 | 0.6.0 |
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-2017-16085 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tinyserver2 Project Tinyserver2, 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 tinyserver2 0.6.0.