CVE-2021-23797
Directory Traversal
All versions of package http-server-node are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via use of --path-as-is.
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
CVE List Score used
Directory Traversal
All versions of package http-server-node are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via use of --path-as-is.
- Record
CVE-2021-23797- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0616
All versions of package http-server-node are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via use of --path-as-is.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0616- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hj3m-v758-jwx5
Path Traversal in http-server-node
All versions of package http-server-node are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via use of --path-as-is.
- Record
GHSA-hj3m-v758-jwx5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
All versions of package http-server-node are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via use of --path-as-is.
- Record
CVE-2021-23797- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hj3m-v758-jwx5
Path Traversal in http-server-node
All versions of package http-server-node are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via use of --path-as-is.
- Record
GHSA-hj3m-v758-jwx5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-23797
All versions of package http-server-node are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via use of --path-as-is.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-23797- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
http-server-nodenpm |
through 1.0.2 | None known |
node-http-serverUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 14.1.1+~cs3.14.34-2 |
None known |
node-http-serverUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 14.1.1+~cs3.14.34-414.1.1+~cs3.16.36-1 |
None known |
node-http-serverUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 14.1.1+~cs3.16.39-1 |
None known |
node-http-serverUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 14.1.1+~cs3.16.36-114.1.1+~cs3.16.39-1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | dannyEndorTest/http-server-node | 2026-05-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-23797 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Http-server-node Project Http-server-node, published December 17, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.