# CVE-2013-5984: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers with admin privileges can delete arbitrary files via directory traversal in the backup deletion module.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 May 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q8j5-jrxv-j7xj

## What is CVE-2013-5984?

CVE-2013-5984 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microweber Microweber, published on 12 May 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in userfiles/modules/admin/backup/delete.php in Microweber before 0.830 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5984?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microweber Microweber.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5984?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-5984 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5984 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5984 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microweber Microweber, published on 12 May 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microweber Microweber. 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-2013-5984/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5984/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5984
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5984
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5984

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