# CVE-2012-1841: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on Quantum Scalar i500 and Dell ML6000 tape libraries via path traversal in logShow.htm.

- **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 stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Mar 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wqw6-p8w6-3g29

## What is CVE-2012-1841?

CVE-2012-1841 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2012. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in logShow.htm on the Quantum Scalar i500 tape library with firmware before i7.0.3 (604G.GS00100), also distributed as the Dell ML6000 tape library with firmware before A20-00 (590G.GS00100), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1841?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Dell Powervault Ml6000, Dell Powervault Ml6000 Firmware, Dell Powervault Ml6010, Dell Powervault Ml6020, Dell Powervault Ml6030, Quantum Scalar I500, Quantum Scalar I500 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-1841?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-1841 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-2959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2959/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2012-1844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1844/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-1843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1843/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2012-1842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1842/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1841 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-1841 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2012. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1841 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-2012-1841/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1841/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1841
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1841
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1841

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