# CVE-2017-11348: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated users with package push permissions can exploit directory traversal in NuGet package IDs to overwrite files or modify system files.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **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 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6m37-hr5w-59wg

## What is CVE-2017-11348?

CVE-2017-11348 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 17 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In Octopus Deploy 3.x before 3.15.4, an authenticated user with PackagePush permission to upload packages could upload a maliciously crafted NuGet package, potentially overwriting other packages or modifying system files. This is a directory traversal in the PackageId value.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11348?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Octopus Octopus Deploy, Octopus Octopus Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-11348?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11348 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-11348 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Octopus Octopus Server

- [CVE-2020-10678](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10678/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-5706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5706/): An issue was discovered in Octopus Deploy before 4.1.9. (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-4862](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-4862/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-17665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17665/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-11632](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11632/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-11348 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-11348 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 17 Jul 2017. 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-2017-11348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Octopus Octopus Server. 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-2017-11348/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11348/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11348
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11348
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11348

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11348/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.