# CVE-2018-7807: Path traversal in Data Center Expert versions 7.5.0 and earlier

> Authenticated users can upload malicious zip files to execute arbitrary code or modify files outside the intended directory via path traversal.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 30 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-295v-ccvg-8jrq

## What is CVE-2018-7807?

CVE-2018-7807 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Data Center Expert versions 7.5.0 and earlier, published on 30 Nov 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Data Center Expert, versions 7.5.0 and earlier, allows for the upload of a zip file from its user interface to the server. A carefully crafted, malicious file could be mistakenly uploaded by an authenticated user via this feature which could contain path traversal file names. As such, it could allow for the arbitrary upload of files contained with the zip onto the server file system outside of the intended directory. This is leveraging the more commonly known ZipSlip vulnerability within Java code.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7807?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Struxureware Data Center Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-7807?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7807 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-7807 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric SE Data Center Expert versions 7.5.0 and earlier

- [CVE-2021-22794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22794/): Path traversal in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-22795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22795/): Command injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-37196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37196/): SQL injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37197/): SQL injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-25547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25547/): Missing authorization in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-7807 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-7807 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Data Center Expert versions 7.5.0 and earlier, published on 30 Nov 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric SE Data Center Expert versions 7.5.0 and earlier. 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-2018-7807/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7807/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7807
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7807
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7807

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