{"cve":"CVE-2017-16224","nvd":{"published":"2018-06-07T02:29:07.723","modified":"2026-06-17T01:09:00.370","status":"Modified","description":"st is a module for serving static files. An attacker is able to craft a request that results in an HTTP 301 (redirect) to an entirely different domain. A request for: http://some.server.com//nodesecurity.org/%2e%2e would result in a 301 to //nodesecurity.org/%2e%2e which most browsers treat as a proper redirect as // is translated into the current schema being used. Mitigating factor: In order for this to work, st must be serving from the root of a server (/) rather than the typical sub directory (/static/) and the redirect URL will end with some form of URL encoded .. (\"%2e%2e\", \"%2e.\", \".%2e\").","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":6.1},"cwes":["CWE-601"],"references":["https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/547","https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/547"],"products":["st_project:st"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:50:40.212176939+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-16224","score":0.00866,"percentile":0.58694,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-72fg-jqhx-c68p","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-72fg-jqhx-c68p","summary":"Open Redirect in st","modified":"2023-11-08T03:59:12.445573Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"st","purl":"pkg:npm/st","ranges":["<1.2.2"],"fixed":["1.2.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}