CVE-2019-15600
Cross-Site Scripting in http_server
A Path traversal exists in http_server which allows an attacker to read arbitrary system files.
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 exists in http_server which allows an attacker to read arbitrary system files.
- Record
CVE-2019-15600- 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 exists in http_server which allows an attacker to read arbitrary system files.
- Record
CVE-2019-15600- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0338 No score
A Path traversal exists in http_server which allows an attacker to read arbitrary system files.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0338- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-754x-4jwp-cqp6
Cross-Site Scripting in http_server
All versions of http_server are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize filenames, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser through files with names containing malicious code.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-754x-4jwp-cqp6- 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-754x-4jwp-cqp6
Cross-Site Scripting in http_server
All versions of http_server are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize filenames, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser through files with names containing malicious code.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-754x-4jwp-cqp6- 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 |
|---|---|---|
http_servernpm |
through 1.0.12 | 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-2019-15600 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Http Server Project Server, published December 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.51%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.