# CVE-2010-0501: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can read arbitrary files on Mac OS X Server via directory traversal in the FTP service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/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:** 30 Mar 2010
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m523-2w8w-xf3g

## What is CVE-2010-0501?

CVE-2010-0501 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X Server, published on 30 Mar 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in FTP Server in Apple Mac OS X Server before 10.6.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted filenames.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0501?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Mac Os X Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0501?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0501 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-0501 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X Server

- [CVE-2015-5911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5911/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4223/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0510/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2010-0522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0522/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2015-5722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5722/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0501 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0501 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X Server, published on 30 Mar 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X Server. 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-2010-0501/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0501/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0501
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0501
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0501

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0501/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.