Directory Traversal in st

published 2017-10-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-69rr-wvh9-6c4q , EUVD-2020-0600

cvss: 7.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 34.0%; EPSS 34.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 0; none known, plus a Nuclei check

Directory traversal vulnerability in the st module before 0.2.5 for Node.js allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e%2e (encoded dot dot) in an unspecified path.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

npm st 0.2.5

Exploit prediction

34.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Nuclei template Node.js st module Directory Traversal nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	st	<0.2.5	0.2.5

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

Node.js rss critical rss

References

openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2
mailing-list, web
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1
mailing-list, web
github.com /isaacs/st
package, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/67389
vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
nodesecurity.io /advisories/st_directory_traversal
third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3744
advisory
github.com /isaacs/st#security-status
web
npmjs.com /advisories/36
web

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-3744
GitHub Advisory GHSA-69rr-wvh9-6c4q
NVD CVE-2014-3744

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Summary