CVE-2017-16038
Directory Traversal in f2e-server
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.86%
Description
Affected versions of `f2e-server` resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system. **Example request:** ```http GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1 host:foo ``` ## Recommendation Update to version 1.12.12 or later.
How to fix CVE-2017-16038
To remediate CVE-2017-16038, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.12.12 or later
Is CVE-2017-16038 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.12.12
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |