CVE-2019-5480
Path Traversal in statichttpserver
A path traversal vulnerability in <= v0.9.7 of statichttpserver npm module allows attackers to list files in arbitrary folders.
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
A path traversal vulnerability in <= v0.9.7 of statichttpserver npm module allows attackers to list files in arbitrary folders.
- Record
CVE-2019-5480- 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 - 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 <= v0.9.7 of statichttpserver npm module allows attackers to list files in arbitrary folders.
- Record
CVE-2019-5480- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0646 No score
A path traversal vulnerability in <= v0.9.7 of statichttpserver npm module allows attackers to list files in arbitrary folders.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0646- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2j5x-56p6-hj6x
Path Traversal in statichttpserver
All versions of statichttpserver 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-2j5x-56p6-hj6x- 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-2j5x-56p6-hj6x
Path Traversal in statichttpserver
All versions of statichttpserver 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-2j5x-56p6-hj6x- 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 |
|---|---|---|
statichttpservernpm |
through 0.9.7 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2019-5480 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Statichttpserver Project Statichttpserver, published September 3, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.