# CVE-2017-14513: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary ini files via directory traversal in the physical.php admin script.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m4cq-hcq9-wvjr

## What is CVE-2017-14513?

CVE-2017-14513 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Metinfo Metinfo, published on 17 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in MetInfo 5.3.17 allows remote attackers to read information from any ini format file via the f_filename parameter in a fingerprintdo action to admin/app/physical/physical.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14513?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Metinfo Metinfo.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14513?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14513 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14513 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Metinfo Metinfo

- [CVE-2022-22295](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22295/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-23335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23335/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-21127](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-21127/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-19305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19305/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-18175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18175/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14513 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14513 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Metinfo Metinfo, published on 17 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Metinfo Metinfo. 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-2017-14513/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14513/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14513
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14513
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14513

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14513/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.