# CVE-2007-6317: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files, while authenticated users can delete files or create directories via path traversal in BarracudaDrive Web Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9h5w-jf8c-9fjh

## What is CVE-2007-6317?

CVE-2007-6317 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in BarracudaDrive Web Server before 3.8 allow (1) remote attackers to read arbitrary files via certain ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in the URL path, or (2) remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files or create arbitrary directories via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequence in the dir parameter to /drive/c/bdusers/USER/.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6317?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Real Time Logic Barracudadrive Web Server, Real Time Logic Barracudadrive Web Server Home Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-6317?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6317 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-6317 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6317 exists.

Public exploit code:

- barracudadrive 3.7.2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-6314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6314/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-6316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6316/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2007-6315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6315/): Null dereference in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-6317 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-6317 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6317 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-2007-6317/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6317/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6317
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6317
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6317

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