# CVE-2006-7080: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can delete arbitrary files via directory traversal in the avatar upload feature, requiring low privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Feb 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rppq-v6fg-6j6j

## What is CVE-2006-7080?

CVE-2006-7080 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the avatar upload feature in exV2 2.0.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the old_avatar parameter.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7080?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Exv2 Content Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-7080?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7080 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-7080 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-7080 exists.

Public exploit code:

- exV2 < 2.0.4.3 - 'extract()' Remote Command Execution (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-7079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7079/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2007-1966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1966/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2006-5030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5030/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-4365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4365/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2007-1965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1965/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-7080 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-7080 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-7080 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-2006-7080/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7080/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7080
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7080
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-7080

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7080/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.