CVE-2017-16091
Directory Traversal in xtalk
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.53%
Description
Affected versions of `xtalk` are vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL. **Example request:** ```http GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1 host:localhost ``` ## Recommendation No patch is currently available for this vulnerability, and the package has not been updated since 2014. The best mitigation is currently to avoid using this package, and using a different, functionally equivalent package.
How to fix CVE-2017-16091
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2017-16091 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 0.0.2
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 |