CVE-2007-3109 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can determine the existence and possibly read partial contents of arbitrary files under the web root via path traversal in FrontPage.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-3109?
CVE-2007-3109 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 7 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The CERN Image Map Dispatcher (htimage.exe) in Microsoft FrontPage allows remote attackers to determine the existence, and possibly partial contents, of arbitrary files under the web root via a relative pathname in the PATH_INFO.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3109?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Frontpage, Microsoft Office.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3109?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3109 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2007-3109 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3109 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhx5-rch7-28pg.