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CVE-2024-43800

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  • Published2024-09-10
  • Fixed in2.1.0 · 1.16.0
  • WeaknessCWE-79

Am I affected?

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Description

serve-static serves static files. serve-static passes untrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to redirect() may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in serve-static 1.16.0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-09-1015:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Openjsf serve-static
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.x≥ 2.0.0, < 2.1.02.1.0
1.16< 1.16.01.16.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • expressjs serve-static
    Affected
    • = < 1.16.0no fix stated
    • = >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.0no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-09-10

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • @rootio/serve-staticRoot:npmall versions · fixed in 1.15.0-root.io.1
  • arangodb-3.11Chainguardall versions · fixed in 3.11.14.5-r25
  • argo-workflowsWolfiall versions · fixed in 3.6.5-r2
  • argo-workflowsChainguardall versions · fixed in 3.6.5-r2
  • kubeflow-centraldashboardWolfiall versions · fixed in 1.9.0-r4
  • kubeflow-centraldashboardChainguardall versions · fixed in 1.9.0-r4
  • kubeflow-pipelinesWolfiall versions · fixed in 2.2.0-r12and 11 other packages
  • kubeflow-pipelinesChainguardall versions · fixed in 2.2.0-r12and 11 other packages

20 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2024-43800 Red Hat Product Security284 products fixed · 38 known affected

    serve-static: Improper Sanitization in serve-static

    serve-static as a component of Cryostat 3 · mta/mta-cli-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 7 · mta/mta-ui-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 7 · +35 more

  • RHSA-2025:1249 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: updated discovery container images

  • RHSA-2025:0875 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.15 security and extras update

  • RHSA-2025:0323 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.14.13 Bug Fix Update

  • RHSA-2025:0164 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.15.9 Bug Fix Update

  • RHSA-2025:0082 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.16.5 Bug Fix Update

15 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Openjsf serve-static to 2.1.0 · 1.16.0
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:1249 · 4 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:0875 · 4 productsFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.17/release_notes/ocp-4-1…
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:0323 · 9 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  5. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:10962 · 4 productsFor details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.17/h tml/operators/administrator-tasks#olm-upgrading-operators
  6. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:8014 · 24 productsFor details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  7. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:1249 · 4 productsMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-09-10
  • CNACVSS 3.15known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.14.7read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-79known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.6 %2026-11-09
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryLOW2024-09-10

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
2024-09-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-cm22-4g7w-348p

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43800?

serve-static serves static files. serve-static passes untrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to redirect() may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in serve-static 1.16.0.

Is CVE-2024-43800 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-43800 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.6% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-43800?

CVE-2024-43800 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

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