# CVE-2019-3897: Path traversal in redhat-certification

> Unauthorized users can download arbitrary files from the web root if they know the filename, exposing sensitive data in Red Hat Certification.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/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:** 16 Mar 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4x9c-4g9p-35rm

## What is CVE-2019-3897?

CVE-2019-3897 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in redhat-certification, published on 16 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

It has been discovered in redhat-certification that any unauthorized user may download any file under /var/www/rhcert, provided they know its name. Red Hat Certification 6 and 7 is vulnerable to this issue.

Weakness: CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3897?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Certification.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-3897?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-3897 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in redhat-certification

- [CVE-2018-10870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10870/): Path traversal in rhcertstore.py (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-10866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10866/): Missing authorization in redhat-certification (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-10867](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10867/): Path traversal in redhat-certification (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-10863](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10863/): Information disclosure in redhat-certification (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-10865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10865/): Missing authorization in redhat-certification (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-3897 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-3897 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in redhat-certification, published on 16 Mar 2021. 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-2019-3897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: redhat-certification. 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-2019-3897/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3897/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3897
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3897
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3897

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3897/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.