CVE-2019-8903
Path Traversal in total.js
CVE-2019-8903 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Totaljs Total.js, published February 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.1%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in total.js 3.2.3.
index.js in Total.js Platform before 3.2.3 allows path traversal.
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
7.5
index.js in Total.js Platform before 3.2.3 allows path traversal.
- Record
CVE-2019-8903- 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
index.js in Total.js Platform before 3.2.3 allows path traversal.
- Record
CVE-2019-8903- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0211 No score
index.js in Total.js Platform before 3.2.3 allows path traversal.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0211- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3q32-j57w-q4w7
7.5
Path Traversal in total.js
Affected versions of total.js are vulnerable to Path Traversal. Due to insufficient input sanitization in URLs, attackers can access server files outside the /public folder by using relative paths.
The files served are limited to these file types: flac, jpg, jpeg, png, gif, ico, js, css, txt, xml, woff, woff2, otf, ttf, eot, svg, zip, rar, pdf, docx, xlsx, doc, xls, html, htm, appcache, manifest, map, ogv, ogg, mp4, mp3, webp, webm, swf, package, json, md, m4v, jsx, heif, heic.
Recommendation
- If you are using version 2.1.x, upgrade to 2.1.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.2.x, upgrade to 2.2.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.3.x, upgrade to 2.3.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.4.x, upgrade to 2.4.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.5.x, upgrade to 2.5.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.6.x, upgrade to 2.6.3 or later.
- If you are using version 2.7.x, upgrade to 2.7.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.8.x, upgrade to 2.8.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.9.x, upgrade to 2.9.5 or later.
- If you are using version 3.0.x, upgrade to 3.0.1 or later.
- If you are using version 3.1.x, upgrade to 3.1.1 or later.
- If you are using version 3.2.x, upgrade to 3.2.4 or later.
- Record
GHSA-3q32-j57w-q4w7- 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
OSV
7.5
index.js in Total.js Platform before 3.2.3 allows path traversal.
- Record
CVE-2019-8903- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3q32-j57w-q4w7
7.5
Path Traversal in total.js
Affected versions of total.js are vulnerable to Path Traversal. Due to insufficient input sanitization in URLs, attackers can access server files outside the /public folder by using relative paths.
The files served are limited to these file types: flac, jpg, jpeg, png, gif, ico, js, css, txt, xml, woff, woff2, otf, ttf, eot, svg, zip, rar, pdf, docx, xlsx, doc, xls, html, htm, appcache, manifest, map, ogv, ogg, mp4, mp3, webp, webm, swf, package, json, md, m4v, jsx, heif, heic.
Recommendation
- If you are using version 2.1.x, upgrade to 2.1.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.2.x, upgrade to 2.2.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.3.x, upgrade to 2.3.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.4.x, upgrade to 2.4.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.5.x, upgrade to 2.5.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.6.x, upgrade to 2.6.3 or later.
- If you are using version 2.7.x, upgrade to 2.7.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.8.x, upgrade to 2.8.1 or later.
- If you are using version 2.9.x, upgrade to 2.9.5 or later.
- If you are using version 3.0.x, upgrade to 3.0.1 or later.
- If you are using version 3.1.x, upgrade to 3.1.1 or later.
- If you are using version 3.2.x, upgrade to 3.2.4 or later.
- Record
GHSA-3q32-j57w-q4w7- 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 |
|---|---|---|
total.jsnpm |
before 3.2.3 | 3.2.3 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Total.js prior to 3.2.4 Directory Traversal | 2019-02-18 |
| Nuclei | Totaljs <3.2.3 - Local File Inclusion |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/totaljs/framework/commit/c37cafbf3e379a98db71c1125533d1e8d5b5aef7
github.com/totaljs/framework/commit/de16238d13848149f5d1dae51f54e397a525932b
blog.certimetergroup.com/it/articolo/security/total.js-directory-traversal-cve-2019-8903
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8903
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3q32-j57w-q4w7
npmjs.com/advisories/1026
github.com/totaljs/framework