Versions of serve-static
prior to 1.6.5 ( or 1.7.x prior to 1.7.2 ) are affected by an open redirect vulnerability on some browsers when configured to mount at the root directory.
A link to http://example.com//www.google.com/%2e%2e
will redirect to //www.google.com/%2e%2e
Some browsers will interpret this as http://www.google.com/%2e%2e
, resulting in an external redirect.
Version 1.7.x: Update to version 1.7.2 or later.
Version 1.6.x: Update to version 1.6.5 or later.