CVE-2020-36651

youngerheart nodeserver nodeserver.js path traversal

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 18, 2023 at 12:58 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:15 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsNodeserverProject Nodeserver

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A vulnerability has been found in youngerheart nodeserver and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file nodeserver.js. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The identifier of the patch is c4c0f0138ab5afbac58e03915d446680421bde28. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-218461 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2020-08-21
Affected range stops below 2020-08-21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

SignaturePermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218461
VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.218461

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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