CVE-2018-3730
Path Traversal in mcstatic
mcstatic node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of filePath, 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
mcstatic node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of filePath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3730- 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
mcstatic node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of filePath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3730- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0218 No score
mcstatic node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of filePath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0218- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3r8f-gphx-9m2c
Path Traversal in mcstatic
All versions of mcstatic are vulnerable to path traversal.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available for this vulnerability. It is our recommendation to not install or use this module at this time.
- Record
GHSA-3r8f-gphx-9m2c- 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-3r8f-gphx-9m2c
Path Traversal in mcstatic
All versions of mcstatic are vulnerable to path traversal.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available for this vulnerability. It is our recommendation to not install or use this module at this time.
- Record
GHSA-3r8f-gphx-9m2c- 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 |
|---|---|---|
mcstaticnpm |
through 0.0.20 | 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-2018-3730 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hackerone Mcstatic 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. No source names a fixed version.