CVE-2018-16493
Path Traversal in simplehttpserver
A path traversal vulnerability was found in module static-resource-server 1.7.2 that allows unauthorized read access to any file on the server by appending slashes 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
A path traversal vulnerability was found in module static-resource-server 1.7.2 that allows unauthorized read access to any file on the server by appending slashes in the URL.
- Record
CVE-2018-16493- 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-548, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A path traversal vulnerability was found in module static-resource-server 1.7.2 that allows unauthorized read access to any file on the server by appending slashes in the URL.
- Record
CVE-2018-16493- Weakness
- CWE-548
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0217 No score
A path traversal vulnerability was found in module static-resource-server 1.7.2 that allows unauthorized read access to any file on the server by appending slashes in the URL.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0217- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-45j8-pm75-5v8x No score
Path Traversal in simplehttpserver
Versions of simplehttpserver prior to 0.2.1 are vulnerable to Path Traversal. Due to insufficient input sanitization, attackers can access server files by using relative paths.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 0.2.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-45j8-pm75-5v8x- Weakness
- CWE-548
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-45j8-pm75-5v8x No score
Path Traversal in simplehttpserver
Versions of simplehttpserver prior to 0.2.1 are vulnerable to Path Traversal. Due to insufficient input sanitization, attackers can access server files by using relative paths.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 0.2.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-45j8-pm75-5v8x- Weakness
- CWE-548
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
static-resource-servernpm |
through 1.7.2 | None known |
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-2018-16493 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hackerone Static-resource-server, published February 1, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.76%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.