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CVE-2018-3725

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

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

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Hekto Project — Hekto

CWEs

References

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