CVE-2018-3724
Path Traversal in general-file-server
general-file-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of currpath, 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
general-file-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of currpath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3724- 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
general-file-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of currpath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3724- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0336 No score
general-file-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of currpath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0336- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp
Path Traversal in general-file-server
All versions of general-file-server are vulnerable to path traversal.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available for this vulnerability. It is our recommendation to not use this module until a fix has been provided.
- Record
GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp- 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-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp
Path Traversal in general-file-server
All versions of general-file-server are vulnerable to path traversal.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available for this vulnerability. It is our recommendation to not use this module until a fix has been provided.
- Record
GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp- 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 |
|---|---|---|
general-file-servernpm |
through 1.1.8 | 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-2018-3724 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in General-file-server Project General-file-server, published June 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.74%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.