# CVE-2007-6268: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the template parameter of Absolute News Manager.NET.

- **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:** 7 Dec 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q88j-5wh7-xxqr

## What is CVE-2007-6268?

CVE-2007-6268 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pages/default.aspx in Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6268?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xigla Absolute News Manager.net.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-6268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-6268 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6268 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Absolute News Manager .NET 5.1 - '/pages/default.aspx?template' Remote File Access (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6856/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-6269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6269/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-6271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6271/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-6270](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6270/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-6268 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-6268 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6268 exists.

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-2007-6268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6268/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6268

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