### [CVE-2018-3712](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-3712)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=serve%20node%20module&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Path%20Traversal%20(CWE-22)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

serve node module before 6.4.9 suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to not handling %2e (.) and %2f (/) and allowing them in paths, which allows a malicious user to view the contents of any directory with known path.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://hackerone.com/reports/307666
- https://hackerone.com/reports/307666

#### Github
- https://github.com/ossf-cve-benchmark/CVE-2018-3712