MEDIUM5.4

GHSA-7j93-2h6r-hm49

Cross-Site Scripting in http-file-server

Details

All versions of `http-file-server` are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize filenames, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser through files with names containing malicious code.

## Recommendation

No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.

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Affected packages

npm/http-file-server

Introduced in: 0

No fixed version published yet for http-file-server (npm). Pin to a known-safe version or switch to an alternative.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5458[ADVISORY]
https://hackerone.com/reports/570563[WEB]
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1110[WEB]