CVE-2018-3725
Path Traversal in hekto
hekto node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of file, 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
hekto node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of file, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3725- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/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
hekto node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of file, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3725- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0340 No score
hekto node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of file, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0340- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhx
Path Traversal in hekto
Versions of hekto before 0.2.3 are vulnerable to path traversal. This allows a remote attacker to read content of arbitrary files.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.2.3 or later.
- Record
GHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhx
Path Traversal in hekto
Versions of hekto before 0.2.3 are vulnerable to path traversal. This allows a remote attacker to read content of arbitrary files.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.2.3 or later.
- Record
GHSA-x26f-26qw-hhhx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/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 |
|---|---|---|
hektonpm |
before 0.2.3 | 0.2.3 |
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-2018-3725 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hackerone Hekto Node Module, published June 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in hekto 0.2.3.