# CVE-2007-0412: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files from the class-path by exploiting manifest class-path properties in EAR files.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2x5r-8r9r-74wv

## What is CVE-2007-0412?

CVE-2007-0412 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Bea Weblogic Server, published on 23 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

BEA WebLogic Server 6.1 through 6.1 SP7, 7.0 through 7.0 SP7, and 8.1 through 8.1 SP5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files inside the class-path property via .ear or exploded .ear files that use the manifest class-path property to point to utility jar files.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0412?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bea Weblogic Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-0412?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-0412 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bea Weblogic Server

- [CVE-2008-3257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3257/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0417/): BEA WebLogic Server 7.0 through 7.0 SP7, 8.1 through 8.1 SP5, 9.0, and 9.1, when using the WebLogic Server 6.1 compatibility realm, allows a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0640/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-0098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0098/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0681/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0412 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-0412 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Bea Weblogic Server, published on 23 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bea Weblogic Server. 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-2007-0412/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0412/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0412
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0412
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0412

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0412/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.