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Vulnerability details: VCID-at3q-pesw-7ucx
Vulnerability ID VCID-at3q-pesw-7ucx
Aliases CVE-2017-16083
GHSA-5w8q-x7hc-jhp6
Summary Path Traversal node-simple-router is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing `../` in the URL.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00596 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16083
epss 0.00596 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16083
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5w8q-x7hc-jhp6
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5w8q-x7hc-jhp6
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5w8q-x7hc-jhp6
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/tree/master/directory-traversal/node-simple-router
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/tree/master/directory-traversal/node-simple-router
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/sandy98/node-simple-router/commit/dfdd52e2e80607af433097d940b3834fd96df488
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/sandy98/node-simple-router/commit/dfdd52e2e80607af433097d940b3834fd96df488
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16083
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16083
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/352
generic_textual HIGH https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/352
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16083
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5w8q-x7hc-jhp6
https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/tree/master/directory-traversal/node-simple-router
https://github.com/sandy98/node-simple-router/commit/dfdd52e2e80607af433097d940b3834fd96df488
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/352
CVE-2017-16083 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16083
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5w8q-x7hc-jhp6
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/tree/master/directory-traversal/node-simple-router
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/sandy98/node-simple-router/commit/dfdd52e2e80607af433097d940b3834fd96df488
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16083
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/352
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.69703
EPSS Score 0.00596
Published At June 4, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:37:53.383542+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/node-simple-router/CVE-2017-16083.yml 38.6.0