# CVE-2017-9640: Path traversal in Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-VU, SiteScan

> An authenticated attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in ALC WebCTRL to overwrite files and execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 25 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p698-23j9-7m74

## What is CVE-2017-9640?

CVE-2017-9640 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-VU, SiteScan, published on 25 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Path Traversal issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web prior to 6.5; ALC WebCTRL, SiteScan Web 6.1 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu 6.0 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.5 and prior; and ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.2 and prior. An authenticated attacker may be able to overwrite files that are used to execute code. This vulnerability does not affect version 6.5 of the software.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9640?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Automatedlogic I-Vu, Automatedlogic Sitescan Web, Carrier Automatedlogic Webctrl.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9640?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9640 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Automated Logic WebCTRL 6.1 - Path Traversal / Arbitrary File Write (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-VU, SiteScan

- [CVE-2017-9650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9650/): File upload in Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-VU, SiteScan (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-5795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5795/): XML external entity in n/a (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2017-9644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9644/): Privilege escalation in Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-VU, SiteScan (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9640 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9640 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-VU, SiteScan, published on 25 Aug 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-2017-9640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-VU, SiteScan. 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-2017-9640/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9640/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9640
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9640
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9640

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9640/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.