# CVE-2011-3694: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read application source code by appending a null byte to URLs in the NetSaro Enterprise Messenger Server administration console.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2011
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-94c5-xwp9-5rg5

## What is CVE-2011-3694?

CVE-2011-3694 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Server Administration Console in NetSaro Enterprise Messenger Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to read application source code by appending a %00 character to a URL.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3694?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netsaro Enterprise Messenger Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-3694?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-3694 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2011-3692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3692/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (low 1.9)
- [CVE-2011-3693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3693/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 1.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-3694 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-3694 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3694 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-2011-3694/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3694/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3694
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3694
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-3694

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