# CVE-2017-8104: Path traversal in n/a

> Attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the smilie module to read arbitrary files from the server.

- **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:** 24 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7q48-4gg6-jpqf

## What is CVE-2017-8104?

CVE-2017-8104 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mybb Mybb, published on 24 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In MyBB before 1.8.11, the smilie module allows Directory Traversal via the pathfolder parameter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8104?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mybb Mybb.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8104?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8104 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8104 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8104 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mybb Mybb

- [CVE-2011-10018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-10018/): myBB 1.6.4 Backdoor Arbitrary Command Execution (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-2786](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2786/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-5133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5133/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-0218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0218/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-22612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22612/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8104 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8104 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mybb Mybb, published on 24 Apr 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-2017-8104 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mybb Mybb. 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-2017-8104/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8104/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8104
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8104
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8104

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8104/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.