# CVE-2008-1284: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can read and execute arbitrary files via path traversal in Horde Groupware when specific configurations are enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Mar 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DSA-1519-1, GHSA-7mw7-mpj3-2hr3

## What is CVE-2008-1284?

CVE-2008-1284 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Mar 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Horde 3.1.6, Groupware before 1.0.5, and Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.0.6, when running with certain configurations, allows remote authenticated users to read and execute arbitrary files via ".." sequences and a null byte in the theme name.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1284?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Horde Groupware, Horde Groupware Webmail Edition, Horde Horde.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1284?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-1284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-7218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7218/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-7219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7219/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2019-12095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12095/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7413](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7413/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-15235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15235/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1284 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1284 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Mar 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2008-1284/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1284/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1284
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1284
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1284

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1284/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.