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High, CVSS 7.5amended

Directory Traversal in f2e-server

CVE-2017-16038GHSA-g7j3-p357-cw8p

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (f2e-server 1.12.12), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
7.5 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
  • CVE-2017-16038: 2.50% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 84.75 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Affected versions of f2e-server resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system. Example request: Recommendation Update to version 1.12.12 or later.

Dates and revisions
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Last modified by the source
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  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-g7j3-p357-cw8p

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-g7j3-p357-cw8p

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2017-16038

Advisory: Directory Traversal in f2e-server
IDs: CVE-2017-16038, GHSA-g7j3-p357-cw8p
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2017-16038 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:26 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: f2e-server 1.12.12. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm f2e-server: affected <= 1.12.11; fixed in 1.12.12

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls f2e-server --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on f2e-server.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g7j3-p357-cw8p (OSV record GHSA-g7j3-p357-cw8p lists affected ranges: npm f2e-server >=0 <1.12.12 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7j3-p357-cw8p (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-g7j3-p357-cw8p lists affected ranges: npm f2e-server >=0 <=1.12.11)

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