01 Record
CVE-2023-26111
All versions of the package @nubosoftware/node-static; all versions of the package node-static are vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to improper file path sanitization in the startsWith() method
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: snyk
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P
02 Description
All versions of the package @nubosoftware/node-static; all versions of the package node-static are vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to improper file path sanitization in the startsWith() method
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 73.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-03-06 05:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-03-05 20:30Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-02-20
- Assigning CNA
- snyk
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8147a3e3b7a2eb4c22cb653e5941f5e3e8ce298d491d86e40c8d74c6a5518fbf
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.snyk.iohttps://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NUBOSOFTWARENODESTATIC-3149927
- security.snyk.iohttps://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODESTATIC-3149928
- gist.github.comhttps://gist.github.com/lirantal/c80b28e7bee148dc287339cb483e42bc
- github.comhttps://github.com/cloudhead/node-static/blob/master/lib/node-static.js%23L160-L163