# CVE-2017-2240: Path traversal in AssetView for MacOS

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via the File Transfer Web Service in AssetView for MacOS due to a directory traversal vulnerability.

- **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:** 14 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mphx-8gxr-8rp6

## What is CVE-2017-2240?

CVE-2017-2240 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hammock Corporation AssetView for MacOS, published on 14 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in AssetView for MacOS Ver.9.2.0 and earlier versions allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via "File Transfer Web Service".

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2240?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hammock Assetview.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-2240?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-2240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hammock Corporation AssetView for MacOS

- [CVE-2022-28719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28719/): Missing authorization in AssetView (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-2241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2241/): SQL injection in AssetView for MacOS (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2240 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-2240 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hammock Corporation AssetView for MacOS, published on 14 Jul 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-2017-2240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hammock Corporation AssetView for MacOS. 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-2017-2240/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2240/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2240
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2240
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2240

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2240/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.