CVE-2018-3730 Path Traversal in mcstatic

High 7.5 Published Updated

A path traversal vulnerability in the mcstatic Node.js module allows attackers to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-3730?

CVE-2018-3730 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in HackerOne mcstatic node module, published on 7 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3730?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including mcstatic. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
mcstatic npmAll versions to 0.0.20None
mcstatic npmAll versions to 0.0.20None

Products include Mcstatic Project Mcstatic.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3730?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3730 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2018-3730 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3730 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3r8f-gphx-9m2c.

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