CVE-2019-5423
Path Traversal in http-live-simulator
Path traversal vulnerability in http-live-simulator npm package version 1.0.5 allows arbitrary path to be accessed on the file system by a remote attacker.
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 vulnerability in http-live-simulator npm package version 1.0.5 allows arbitrary path to be accessed on the file system by a remote attacker.
- Record
CVE-2019-5423- 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
Path traversal vulnerability in http-live-simulator npm package version 1.0.5 allows arbitrary path to be accessed on the file system by a remote attacker.
- Record
CVE-2019-5423- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0400 No score
Path traversal vulnerability in http-live-simulator npm package version 1.0.5 allows arbitrary path to be accessed on the file system by a remote attacker.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0400- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2hhw-p8mg-jrm6 No score
Path Traversal in http-live-simulator
Versions of http-live-simulator prior to 1.0.6 are vulnerable to Path Traversal. Due to insufficient input sanitization, attackers can access server files by using relative paths.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 1.0.6
- Record
GHSA-2hhw-p8mg-jrm6- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2hhw-p8mg-jrm6 No score
Path Traversal in http-live-simulator
Versions of http-live-simulator prior to 1.0.6 are vulnerable to Path Traversal. Due to insufficient input sanitization, attackers can access server files by using relative paths.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 1.0.6
- Record
GHSA-2hhw-p8mg-jrm6- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
http-live-simulatornpm |
before 1.0.6 | 1.0.6 |
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-2019-5423 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Http-live-simulator Project Http-live-simulator, published April 3, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.83%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in http-live-simulator 1.0.6.