# CVE-2007-1850: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files and list directories in Drake CMS via path traversal in the captcha script.

- **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:** 3 Apr 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v7rg-x48m-j8v7

## What is CVE-2007-1850?

CVE-2007-1850 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in classes/captcha/captcha.jpg.php in Drake CMS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or list arbitrary directories, and obtain the installation path, via a .. (dot dot) in the d_private parameter.  NOTE: Drake CMS has only a beta version available, and the vendor has previously stated "We do not consider security reports valid until the first official release of Drake CMS."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1850?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Drake Team Drake Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1850?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1850 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6475/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-1849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1849/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5767](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5767/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2007-2618](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2618/): Other in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2007-6695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6695/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1850 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1850 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Apr 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-2007-1850 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-2007-1850/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1850/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1850
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1850
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1850

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1850/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.