# CVE-2015-7234: Path traversal in n/a

> Attackers can delete arbitrary files in Drupal OSF module if specific sub-modules are enabled, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2015
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q3xf-76h8-w46p

## What is CVE-2015-7234?

CVE-2015-7234 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The OSF module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.1 for Drupal, when the OSF Ontology and OSF Import modules are enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7234?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Structured Dynamics Open Semantic Framework.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-7234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-7234 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-7233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7233/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2015-7232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7232/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 2.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7234 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-7234 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2015-7234/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7234/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7234
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7234
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7234

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7234/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.