# CVE-2007-3326: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit directory traversal in vBulletin to access arbitrary local files and execute cross-site scripting attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8p3g-fvg6-vqh6

## What is CVE-2007-3326?

CVE-2007-3326 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jelsoft Vbulletin, published on 21 Jun 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in vBulletin 3.x.x allow remote attackers to redirect visitors to arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the loc parameter to admincp/index.php and (2) the Hyperlink information URl field for post Topic in showthread.php, enabling cross-site scripting (XSS) and other attacks, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3025.2.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3326?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jelsoft Vbulletin.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-3326?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3326 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-3326 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3326 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jelsoft Vbulletin

- [CVE-2007-4120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4120/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-2911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2911/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2004-2695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2695/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-1292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1292/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5104/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3326 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-3326 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jelsoft Vbulletin, published on 21 Jun 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3326 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Jelsoft Vbulletin. 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-2007-3326/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3326/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3326
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3326
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3326

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3326/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.