# CVE-2018-14007: Path traversal in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqqx-c4gr-338h

## What is CVE-2018-14007?

CVE-2018-14007 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, published on 15 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Citrix XenServer 7.1 and newer allows Directory Traversal.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14007?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Citrix Xenserver.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-14007?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14007 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-14007 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14007 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Citrix Xenserver

- [CVE-2014-4947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4947/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-7705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7705/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-5302](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5302/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-12134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12134/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-12135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12135/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-14007 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-14007 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, published on 15 Aug 2018. 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-2018-14007 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Citrix Xenserver. 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-2018-14007/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14007/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14007
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14007
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14007

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14007/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.