# CVE-2013-1469: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read and delete arbitrary files via directory traversal in the install script, affecting Piwigo photo gallery installations.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p4fq-jh4w-p6hr

## What is CVE-2013-1469?

CVE-2013-1469 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 13 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in install.php in Piwigo before 2.4.7 allows remote attackers to read and delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dl parameter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1469?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Piwigo Piwigo.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1469?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1469 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1469 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-1469 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Piwigo 2.4.6 - '/install.php' Arbitrary File Read/Delete (exploitdb)
- Piwigo 2.4.6 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Piwigo Piwigo

- [CVE-2014-4648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4648/): Unspecified vulnerability in Piwigo before 2.6.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "security failure." (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-33361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33361/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-33362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33362/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-19213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19213/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32615/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1469 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1469 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 13 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-1469 exists.

Affected product: Piwigo Piwigo. 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-2013-1469/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1469/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1469
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1469
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1469

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