CVE-2019-5416
Path Traversal in localhost-now
A path traversal vulnerability in localhost-now npm package version 1.0.2 allows the attackers to read content of arbitrary files on the remote 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
A path traversal vulnerability in localhost-now npm package version 1.0.2 allows the attackers to read content of arbitrary files on the remote server.
- Record
CVE-2019-5416- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/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 vulnerability in localhost-now npm package version 1.0.2 allows the attackers to read content of arbitrary files on the remote server.
- Record
CVE-2019-5416- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0390 No score
A path traversal vulnerability in localhost-now npm package version 1.0.2 allows the attackers to read content of arbitrary files on the remote server.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0390- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qwj8-p662-3m7x
Path Traversal in localhost-now
All versions of localhost-now are vulnerable to Path Traversal. The package fails to sanitize URLs, allowing attackers to access server files outside of the served folder using relative paths.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-qwj8-p662-3m7x- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qwj8-p662-3m7x
Path Traversal in localhost-now
All versions of localhost-now are vulnerable to Path Traversal. The package fails to sanitize URLs, allowing attackers to access server files outside of the served folder using relative paths.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-qwj8-p662-3m7x- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/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 |
|---|---|---|
localhost-nownpm |
through 1.0.2 | 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-2019-5416 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Localhost-now Project Localhost-now, published March 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.