# CVE-2010-1171: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated users can access arbitrary files and cause denial of service in Red Hat Satellite via an obsolete XML-RPC API.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/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:** 18 Apr 2011
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qv7v-mjjg-mhxh

## What is CVE-2010-1171?

CVE-2010-1171 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 18 Apr 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3 and 5.4 exposes a dangerous, obsolete XML-RPC API, which allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (failed yum operations) via vectors related to configuration and package group (comps.xml) files for channels.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1171?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Satellite.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1171?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2010-1171 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1171 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Satellite

- [CVE-2024-7012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7012/): Puppet-foreman: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in foreman (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7923/): Puppet-pulpcore: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in pulpcore (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-96659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96659/): Foreman: excessive permissions for viewer role on preview (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-0118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0118/): Foreman: arbitrary code execution through templates (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2008-2369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2369/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1171 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1171 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 18 Apr 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1171 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Satellite. 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-2010-1171/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1171/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1171
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1171
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1171

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