Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects the citypredict.whauwiller Node module. The reported issue allows directory traversal, meaning a crafted URL containing parent-directory sequences could let an attacker access files outside the intended web path. Business urgency depends on whether any internet-facing service uses this package.
Executive priority
Treat as priority only if this package exists in a reachable production application. Without evidence of use, severity score, or active exploitation, broad emergency action is not supported by the supplied sources.
Technical view
CVE-2017-16104 is a CWE-22 directory traversal flaw in all versions of the citypredict.whauwiller npm module. The source bundle states the issue is triggered by placing "../" in the URL. No CVSS score, patch version, or vendor mitigation is provided in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to applications that include the citypredict.whauwiller Node module and route untrusted URL input through it. The source bundle lists all versions as affected, but does not identify deployment prevalence or default exposure.
Exploitation context
The provided data does not establish active exploitation; KEV is false. A public proof-of-concept reference is listed, so researchers should treat the bug as reproducible while avoiding assumptions about real-world use.
Researcher notes
The record is sparse: affected scope is all versions, weakness is CWE-22, and the described primitive is URL-based directory traversal. No fixed version, CVSS vector, exploit-in-the-wild evidence, or vendor remediation details are present in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory package manifests and lockfiles for citypredict.whauwiller usage.
- Remove or replace the module where feasible.
- Check the linked advisory and upstream project for current guidance.
- Avoid exposing affected services to untrusted users until resolved.
- Review dependent applications for unintended file access paths.
Validation and detection
- Search repositories and deployed artifacts for citypredict.whauwiller.
- Map any affected package usage to public routes or APIs.
- Confirm whether untrusted URL input reaches the module.
- Review logs for unusual file path access attempts.
- Document unresolved exposure if no vendor fix is available.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-22: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/370CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/tree/master/directory-traversal/citypredict.whauwillerCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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