# CVE-2003-1430: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can access known files on Unreal Tournament Server via directory traversal in unreal:// URLs.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5w64-w3wc-5m39

## What is CVE-2003-1430?

CVE-2003-1430 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Unreal Tournament Server 436 and earlier allows remote attackers to access known files via a ".." (dot dot) in an unreal:// URL.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1430?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Epic Games Unreal Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-1430?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-1430 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1430 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Epic Games Unreal Engine 436 - URL Directory Traversal (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2003-1432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1432/): Epic Games Unreal Engine 226f through 436 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) and possibly execu (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-1431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1431/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2007-4442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4442/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-4443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4443/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-1805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1805/): Other in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-1430 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-1430 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1430 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1430/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1430/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1430
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1430
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-1430

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