CVE-2007-4843 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published 12 Sep 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

A malicious FTP server can exploit a path traversal flaw in Unreal Commander to overwrite files, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-4843?

CVE-2007-4843 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in X-Diesel Unreal Commander 0.92 build 565 and 573 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4843?

It affects 1 product.

Products include X-Diesel Unreal Commander.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4843?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4843 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-2007-4843 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4843 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pqr8-xhq6-rx8f.