CVE-2018-3714
Path Traversal in node-srv
node-srv node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of url, 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
node-srv node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of url, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3714- 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
node-srv node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of url, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3714- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0226 No score
node-srv node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of url, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0226- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52r9-g5g6-2hjp
Path Traversal in node-srv
Versions of node-srv before 2.1.1 are vulnerable to path traversal allowing a remote attacker to read files from the server that uses node-srv.
Recommendation
Update to version 2.1.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-52r9-g5g6-2hjp- 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-52r9-g5g6-2hjp
Path Traversal in node-srv
Versions of node-srv before 2.1.1 are vulnerable to path traversal allowing a remote attacker to read files from the server that uses node-srv.
Recommendation
Update to version 2.1.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-52r9-g5g6-2hjp- 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 |
|---|---|---|
node-srvnpm |
before 2.1.1 | 2.1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | node-srv - Local File Inclusion |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-3714 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Hackerone Node-srv Node Module, published June 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.57%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in node-srv 2.1.1.