CVE-2007-3846 Path traversal in n/a
Remote authenticated users can overwrite or create arbitrary files on Windows systems via directory traversal in Subversion repositories.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-3846?
CVE-2007-3846 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Subversion before 1.4.5, as used by TortoiseSVN before 1.4.5 and possibly other products, when run on Windows-based systems, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite and create arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequence in the filename, as stored in the file repository.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3846?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Subversion Subversion, Tortoisesvn Tortoisesvn.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3846?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3846 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-2007-3846 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3846 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2fr-786f-crqr.