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CVE-2017-16029

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.82% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-06-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2017-16029
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.82%

Original NVD Description

hostr is a simple web server that serves up the contents of the current directory. There is a directory traversal vulnerability in hostr 2.3.5 and earlier that allows an attacker to read files outside the current directory by sending `../` in the url path for GET requests.