Path Traversal in general-file-server

HIGH 7.5CVE-2018-3724 · GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp · Published 07/06/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-3724 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting general-file-server (general-file-server project), general-file-server.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 77.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
general-file-server general-file-server_project	`= 1.0.0= 1.1.2= 1.1.3= 1.1.4= 1.1.5= 1.1.6= 1.1.7= 1.1.8`	No fix yet
general-file-server npm	`≤ 1.1.8`	No fix yet

Description

All versions of general-file-server are vulnerable to path traversal.

Recommendation

No fix is currently available for this vulnerability. It is our recommendation to not use this module until a fix has been provided.

NVD description

general-file-server node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of currpath, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3724 · ADVISORY
hackerone.com/reports/310943 · WEB
GitHub Advisory GHSA-wv2f-3rxv-jqhp · ADVISORY
npmjs.com/advisories/592 · WEB

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