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CVE-2018-3717

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

connect node module before 2.14.0 suffers from a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to a lack of validation of file in directory.js middleware.

Affected products

• HackerOne connect node module: before 2.14.0 — fixed in 2.14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HackerOne connect node module 2.14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/senchalabs/connect/commit/6d5dd30075d2bc4ee97afdbbe3d9d98d8d52d74b
• https://hackerone.com/reports/309394
• https://hackerone.com/reports/309641
• https://github.com/senchalabs/connect/commit/6d5dd30075d2bc4ee97afdbbe3d9d98d8d52d74b
• https://hackerone.com/reports/309394
• https://hackerone.com/reports/309641

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