CVE-2019-5458
Cross-Site Scripting in http-file-server
CVE-2019-5458 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Http-file-server, published July 30, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in http-file-server (all versions) allows an attacker with access to the server file system to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in victim's browser.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in http-file-server (all versions) allows an attacker with access to the server file system to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in victim's browser.
- Record
CVE-2019-5458- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in http-file-server (all versions) allows an attacker with access to the server file system to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in victim's browser.
- Record
CVE-2019-5458- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0582 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in http-file-server (all versions) allows an attacker with access to the server file system to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in victim's browser.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0582- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7j93-2h6r-hm49
Cross-Site Scripting in http-file-server
All versions of http-file-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-7j93-2h6r-hm49- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7j93-2h6r-hm49
Cross-Site Scripting in http-file-server
All versions of http-file-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-7j93-2h6r-hm49- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
http-file-servernpm |
through 0.2.6 | None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |