# CVE-2015-1398: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can exploit directory traversal flaws in Magento to include and execute arbitrary PHP files, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/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:** No
- **Published:** 29 Apr 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-424c-xcc5-xgcj

## What is CVE-2015-1398?

CVE-2015-1398 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Magento Magento, published on 29 Apr 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Magento Community Edition (CE) 1.9.1.0 and Enterprise Edition (EE) 1.14.1.0 allow remote authenticated users to include and execute certain PHP files via (1) .. (dot dot) sequences in the PATH_INFO to index.php or (2) vectors involving a block value in the ___directive parameter to the Cms_Wysiwyg controller in the Adminhtml module, related to the blockDirective function and the auto loading mechanism.  NOTE: vector 2 might not cross privilege boundaries, since administrators might already have the privileges to execute code and upload files.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1398?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Magento Magento.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1398?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1398 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-1398 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2020-9664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9664/): Magento php object injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-9576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9576/): Magento command injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-9578](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9578/): Magento command injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-9579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9579/): Magento Security mitigation bypass vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-9580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9580/): Magento Security mitigation bypass vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1398 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1398 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Magento Magento, published on 29 Apr 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Magento Magento. 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-2015-1398/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1398/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1398
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1398
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1398

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