# CVE-2015-3187: The svn\_repos\_trace\_node\_locations function in Apache Subversion before 1.7.21 and 1.8.x before 1.8.14, when path-based authorization is use

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-08-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The svn_repos_trace_node_locations function in Apache Subversion before 1.7.21 and 1.8.x before 1.8.14, when path-based authorization is used, allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive path information by reading the history of a node that has been moved from a hidden path.

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1742.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1633.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206172
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3331
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00022.html
- http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2015-3187-advisory.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76273
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2721-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033215
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00003.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05

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