# CVE-2016-7825: Path traversal in WNC01WH

> Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on Buffalo WNC01WH devices via directory traversal, exposing sensitive information.

- **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:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8h98-vm58-gmvr

## What is CVE-2016-7825?

CVE-2016-7825 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in BUFFALO INC. WNC01WH, published on 9 Jun 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Buffalo WNC01WH devices with firmware version 1.0.0.8 and earlier allows authenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via specially crafted commands.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7825?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Buffalotech Wnc01wh Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-7825?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-7825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BUFFALO INC. WNC01WH

- [CVE-2016-7822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7822/): Cross-site request forgery in WNC01WH (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-7824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7824/): Security feature bypass in WNC01WH (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-7821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7821/): Denial of service in WNC01WH (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-7826](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7826/): Path traversal in WNC01WH (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-7823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7823/): Cross-site scripting in WNC01WH (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-7825 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-7825 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in BUFFALO INC. WNC01WH, published on 9 Jun 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-2016-7825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BUFFALO INC. WNC01WH. 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-2016-7825/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7825/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7825
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7825
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7825

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7825/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.