CVE-2007-3846

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Subversion before 1.4.5, as used by TortoiseSVN before 1.4.5 and possibly other products, when run on Windows-based systems, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite and create arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequence in the filename, as stored in the file repository.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.01% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3004 vdb entry
http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=users&msgNo=69413 mailing list
http://tortoisesvn.net/node/291 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/26632 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25468 vdb entry
http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=node/36
http://osvdb.org/40119 vdb entry
http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/NewsItemView?newsItemID=1941 patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018617 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26625 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3003 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/40118 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36312 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3846?
CVE-2007-3846 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3846?
To fix CVE-2007-3846, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3846 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3846 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.