Path Traversal in http-live-simulator

HIGH 7.5CVE-2019-5423 · GHSA-2hhw-p8mg-jrm6 · Published 03/04/2019 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2019-5423 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting http-live-simulator (http-live-simulator project), http-live-simulator.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.8%, higher than 86.7% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.0.6 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
http-live-simulator http-live-simulator_project	`= 1.0.5`	No fix yet
http-live-simulator npm	`< 1.0.6`	`1.0.6`

Description

Versions of http-live-simulator prior to 1.0.6 are vulnerable to Path Traversal. Due to insufficient input sanitization, attackers can access server files by using relative paths.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 1.0.6

NVD description

Path traversal vulnerability in http-live-simulator npm package version 1.0.5 allows arbitrary path to be accessed on the file system by a remote attacker.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5423 · ADVISORY
hackerone.com/reports/384939 · WEB
GitHub Advisory GHSA-2hhw-p8mg-jrm6 · ADVISORY
npmjs.com/advisories/799 · WEB

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