CVE-2017-16097
Directory Traversal in tiny-http
CVE-2017-16097 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tiny-http Project Tiny-http, 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. No source names a fixed version.
tiny-http is a simple http server. tiny-http 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
tiny-http is a simple http server. tiny-http is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.
- Record
CVE-2017-16097- 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
tiny-http is a simple http server. tiny-http is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.
- Record
CVE-2017-16097- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0975 No score
tiny-http is a simple http server. tiny-http is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0975- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cch6-5x4h-6qc5
Directory Traversal in tiny-http
Affected versions of tiny-http 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
No patch is available for this vulnerability.
It is recommended that the package is only used for local development, and if the functionality is needed for production, a different package is used instead.
- Record
GHSA-cch6-5x4h-6qc5- 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-cch6-5x4h-6qc5
Directory Traversal in tiny-http
Affected versions of tiny-http 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
No patch is available for this vulnerability.
It is recommended that the package is only used for local development, and if the functionality is needed for production, a different package is used instead.
- Record
GHSA-cch6-5x4h-6qc5- 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 |
|---|---|---|
tiny-httpnpm |
0.0.0 and later | None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |