CVE-2019-5444
Path Traversal in serve-here.js
Path traversal vulnerability in version up to v1.1.3 in serve-here.js npm module allows attackers to list any file in arbitrary folder.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Path traversal vulnerability in version up to v1.1.3 in serve-here.js npm module allows attackers to list any file in arbitrary folder.
- Record
CVE-2019-5444- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 version up to v1.1.3 in serve-here.js npm module allows attackers to list any file in arbitrary folder.
- Record
CVE-2019-5444- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1965 No score
Path traversal vulnerability in version up to v1.1.3 in serve-here.js npm module allows attackers to list any file in arbitrary folder.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1965- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4448-rc82-fcr7
Path Traversal in serve-here.js
Versions of serve-here.js prior to 1.2.0 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.
- Record
GHSA-4448-rc82-fcr7- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4448-rc82-fcr7
Path Traversal in serve-here.js
Versions of serve-here.js prior to 1.2.0 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.
- Record
GHSA-4448-rc82-fcr7- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
serve-here.jsnpm |
before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
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-2019-5444 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Serve-here.js Project Serve-here.js, published July 10, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in serve-here.js 1.2.0.