# CVE-2015-5382: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can read arbitrary files via a path traversal vulnerability in the vCard upload feature.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 May 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5382, GHSA-w7xj-f8mh-628v

## What is CVE-2015-5382?

CVE-2015-5382 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, published on 23 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

program/steps/addressbook/photo.inc in Roundcube Webmail before 1.0.6 and 1.1.x before 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via the _alt parameter when uploading a vCard.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5382?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Roundcube Roundcube Webmail, Roundcube Webmail.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5382?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-5382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Roundcube Webmail

- [CVE-2015-5383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5383/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-8770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8770/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-8794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8794/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2015-5381](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5381/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5382 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-5382 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, published on 23 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Roundcube Webmail. 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-2015-5382/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5382/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5382
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5382
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5382

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5382/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.