CVE-2018-3713
Path Traversal in angular-http-server
CVE-2018-3713 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Angular-http-server Project Angular-http-server, published June 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in angular-http-server 1.6.0.
angular-http-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of possibleFilename, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
angular-http-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of possibleFilename, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3713- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
angular-http-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of possibleFilename, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3713- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0222 No score
angular-http-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of possibleFilename, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0222- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4rvg-955w-h68q
Path Traversal in angular-http-server
Affected versions of angular-http-server are vulnerable to path traversal allowing a remote attacker to read files from the server that uses angular-http-server.
Recommendation
Update to version 1.6.0 or later.
:exclamation: Note: This was originally thought to be fixed in version 1.4.3, though according to this issue the vulnerability was not completely fixed until version 1.6.0.
- Record
GHSA-4rvg-955w-h68q- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4rvg-955w-h68q
Path Traversal in angular-http-server
Affected versions of angular-http-server are vulnerable to path traversal allowing a remote attacker to read files from the server that uses angular-http-server.
Recommendation
Update to version 1.6.0 or later.
:exclamation: Note: This was originally thought to be fixed in version 1.4.3, though according to this issue the vulnerability was not completely fixed until version 1.6.0.
- Record
GHSA-4rvg-955w-h68q- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
angular-http-servernpm |
before 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |