# CVE-2015-3151: Path traversal in ABRT

> Local attackers can read, write, or change ownership of arbitrary files via directory traversal in ABRT's D-Bus interface.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9wj7-27x4-r2pw

## What is CVE-2015-3151?

CVE-2015-3151 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ABRT, published on 14 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in abrt-dbus in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, write to, or change ownership of arbitrary files via unspecified vectors to the (1) NewProblem, (2) GetInfo, (3) SetElement, or (4) DeleteElement method.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3151?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-3151?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2015-3151 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ABRT

- [CVE-2015-1869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1869/): Path traversal in ABRT (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-3159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3159/): Privilege escalation in ABRT (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-3315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3315/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-3150](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3150/): Path traversal in ABRT (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2015-1862](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1862/): Race condition in n/a (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-3151 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-3151 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ABRT, published on 14 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ABRT. 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-2015-3151/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3151/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3151
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3151
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-3151

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