# CVE-2019-6500: Path traversal in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in Axway File Transfer Direct.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 21 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2j6j-jq9g-r65r

## What is CVE-2019-6500?

CVE-2019-6500 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Axway File Transfer Direct 2.7.1, an unauthenticated Directory Traversal vulnerability can be exploited by issuing a specially crafted HTTP GET request with %2e instead of '.' characters, as demonstrated by an initial /h2hdocumentation//%2e%2e/ substring.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6500?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Axway File Tranfer Direct.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-6500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-6500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-6500 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-6500 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2019. 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-2019-6500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2019-6500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6500/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6500
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6500
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6500

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