# CVE-2007-1042: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in Xpression News to include arbitrary files or read sensitive information when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:** 21 Feb 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fcq7-jcp5-wgj4

## What is CVE-2007-1042?

CVE-2007-1042 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in news.php in Xpression News (X-News) 1.0.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the xnews-template parameter.  NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1042?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xpression News Xpression News.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1042?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1042 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-1040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1040/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1042 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1042 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 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-2007-1042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2007-1042/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1042/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1042
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1042
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1042

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1042/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.