# CVE-2010-0284: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers with high privileges can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the Administration Console to create arbitrary files and execute code.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-22m7-r3qp-8jxg

## What is CVE-2010-0284?

CVE-2010-0284 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jun 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the getEntry method in the PortalModuleInstallManager component in a servlet in nps.jar in the Administration Console (aka Access Management Console) in Novell Access Manager 3.1 before 3.1.2-281 on Windows allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files with any contents, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a .. (dot dot) in a parameter, aka ZDI-CAN-678.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0284?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Novell Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-0284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-1309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1309/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2007-3570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3570/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-4878](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4878/): Unspecified vulnerability in the Administration Console in Novell Access Manager before 3.1 SP1 allows attackers to access system files via (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2009-4879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4879/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-6722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6722/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 1.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0284 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0284 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jun 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0284 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-2010-0284/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0284/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0284
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0284
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0284

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