CVE-2018-3787
simplehttpserver allows directory traversal and file listing
Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.
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
Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.
- Record
CVE-2018-3787- 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
Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.
- Record
CVE-2018-3787- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0456 No score
Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0456- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpvj-q7fp-jcch
simplehttpserver allows directory traversal and file listing
Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.
- Record
GHSA-gpvj-q7fp-jcch- 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-gpvj-q7fp-jcch
simplehttpserver allows directory traversal and file listing
Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.
- Record
GHSA-gpvj-q7fp-jcch- 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 |
|---|---|---|
simplehttpservernpm |
before 0.2.1 | 0.2.1 |
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-2018-3787 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hackerone Simplehttpserver, published August 31, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.04%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in simplehttpserver 0.2.1.