CVE-2018-16484
Cross-Site Scripting in m-server
A XSS vulnerability was found in module m-server <1.4.2 that allows malicious Javascript code or HTML to be executed, due to the lack of escaping for special characters in folder names.
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
A XSS vulnerability was found in module m-server <1.4.2 that allows malicious Javascript code or HTML to be executed, due to the lack of escaping for special characters in folder names.
- Record
CVE-2018-16484- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/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
A XSS vulnerability was found in module m-server <1.4.2 that allows malicious Javascript code or HTML to be executed, due to the lack of escaping for special characters in folder names.
- Record
CVE-2018-16484- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0295 No score
A XSS vulnerability was found in module m-server <1.4.2 that allows malicious Javascript code or HTML to be executed, due to the lack of escaping for special characters in folder names.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0295- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmxv-xf2q-6j8m
Cross-Site Scripting in m-server
Versions of m-server before 1.4.2 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability is exploitable if an attacker is able to control the name of a file that m-server is serving.
Recommendation
Update to version 1.4.2 or later.
- Record
GHSA-gmxv-xf2q-6j8m- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gmxv-xf2q-6j8m
Cross-Site Scripting in m-server
Versions of m-server before 1.4.2 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability is exploitable if an attacker is able to control the name of a file that m-server is serving.
Recommendation
Update to version 1.4.2 or later.
- Record
GHSA-gmxv-xf2q-6j8m- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/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 |
|---|---|---|
m-servernpm |
before 1.4.2 | 1.4.2 |
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-2018-16484 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Hackerone M-server, published February 1, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in m-server 1.4.2.