# CVE-2015-7270: Path traversal in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

> An attacker can exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in Dell iDRAC to read arbitrary files from the system.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/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:** No
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gq6w-8mr2-x44j

## What is CVE-2015-7270?

CVE-2015-7270 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 10 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) 6 before 2.80 and 7/8 before 2.21.21.21 allows directory traversal.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7270?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-7270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-7270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

- [CVE-2015-7271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7271/): Other in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-7272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7272/): Memory corruption in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-7273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7273/): XML external entity in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-7274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7274/): Auth bypass in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-7275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7275/): Cross-site scripting in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7270 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-7270 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 10 Apr 2017. 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-2015-7270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC). 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-2015-7270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7270/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7270
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7270
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7270

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