CVE-2019-15596
Path Traversal in statics-server
A path traversal in statics-server exists in all version that allows an attacker to perform a path traversal when a symlink is used within the working directory.
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
A path traversal in statics-server exists in all version that allows an attacker to perform a path traversal when a symlink is used within the working directory.
- Record
CVE-2019-15596- 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
A path traversal in statics-server exists in all version that allows an attacker to perform a path traversal when a symlink is used within the working directory.
- Record
CVE-2019-15596- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0348 No score
A path traversal in statics-server exists in all version that allows an attacker to perform a path traversal when a symlink is used within the working directory.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0348- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j27j-4w6m-8fc4 No score
Path Traversal in statics-server
All versions of statics-server are vulnerable to Path Traversal. The package fails to limit access to files outside of the served folder through symlinks.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Do not use statics-server in production or consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-j27j-4w6m-8fc4- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j27j-4w6m-8fc4 No score
Path Traversal in statics-server
All versions of statics-server are vulnerable to Path Traversal. The package fails to limit access to files outside of the served folder through symlinks.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Do not use statics-server in production or consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-j27j-4w6m-8fc4- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
statics-servernpm |
through 0.0.9 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-15596 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hackerone Statics-server, published December 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.