CVE-2018-3715
Path Traversal in glance
glance node module before 3.0.4 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of path passed to it, 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
glance node module before 3.0.4 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of path passed to it, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3715- 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
glance node module before 3.0.4 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of path passed to it, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3715- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0209 No score
glance node module before 3.0.4 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of path passed to it, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0209- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2x4q-6jfv-8h9h
Path Traversal in glance
Versions of glance before 3.0.4 are vulnerable to a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of path passed to it, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
Recommendation
Update to version 3.0.4 or later.
- Record
GHSA-2x4q-6jfv-8h9h- 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
OSV
glance node module before 3.0.4 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of path passed to it, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3715- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2x4q-6jfv-8h9h
Path Traversal in glance
Versions of glance before 3.0.4 are vulnerable to a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of path passed to it, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
Recommendation
Update to version 3.0.4 or later.
- Record
GHSA-2x4q-6jfv-8h9h- 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 |
|---|---|---|
glancenpm |
before 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 |
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-2018-3715 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Glance Project Glance, published June 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in glance 3.0.4.