# CVE-2017-9964: Path traversal in Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise

> An attacker can perform directory traversal to bypass authentication or hijack sessions in Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rq56-32m2-gfc7

## What is CVE-2017-9964?

CVE-2017-9964 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise, published on 2 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A Path Traversal issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise all versions prior to 2.1. By sniffing communications, an unauthorized person can execute a directory traversal attack resulting in authentication bypass or session hijack.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9964?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Pelco Videoxpert.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9964?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9964 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9964 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric SE Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise

- [CVE-2017-9966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9966/): Privilege escalation in Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2017-9965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9965/): Path traversal in Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9964 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9964 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise, published on 2 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric SE Pelco VideoXpert Enterprise. 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-2017-9964/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9964/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9964
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9964
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9964

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9964/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.