simplehttpserver allows directory traversal and file listing

HIGH 7.5CVE-2018-3787 · GHSA-gpvj-q7fp-jcch · Published 31/08/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-3787 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting simplehttpserver (simplehttpserver project), simplehttpserver.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.0%, higher than 81.2% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 0.2.1 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
simplehttpserver simplehttpserver_project	`< 0.2.1`	`0.2.1`
simplehttpserver npm	`< 0.2.1`	`0.2.1`

Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.

NVD description

Path traversal in simplehttpserver <v0.2.1 allows listing any file on the server.

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