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Vulnerability details: VCID-s727-txuw-zyfc
Vulnerability ID VCID-s727-txuw-zyfc
Aliases CVE-2017-16029
GHSA-xqqr-p362-6rmc
Summary Path Traversal hostr allows an attacker to read files outside the current directory by sending `../` in the url path for GET requests.
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 0.00534 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16029
epss 0.00534 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16029
epss 0.00534 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16029
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xqqr-p362-6rmc
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xqqr-p362-6rmc
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xqqr-p362-6rmc
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8)
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8)
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16029
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16029
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/303
generic_textual HIGH https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/303
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16029
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xqqr-p362-6rmc
https://github.com/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8
https://github.com/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8)
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/303
CVE-2017-16029 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16029
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-xqqr-p362-6rmc
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/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8
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/henrytseng/hostr/issues/8)
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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-2017-16029
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/303
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 0.67765
EPSS Score 0.00534
Published At June 4, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:37:46.614401+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/hostr/CVE-2017-16029.yml 38.6.0