# CVE-2019-17109: PYSEC-2019-183 - Koji through 1.18.0 allows remote Directory Traversal, with resultant Privilege Escalation.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-17109-koji-hub-allows-arbitrary-upload-destinations  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-10-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-17109 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2019-10-09

Koji through 1.18.0 allows remote Directory Traversal, with resultant Privilege Escalation.

Technologies: [koji (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-koji). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-17109 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-17109 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-17109?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 9 October 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** koji (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.19.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.14.0,fixed=1.14.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-17109?** Yes. koji (PyPI): upgrade to 1.14.3, 1.19.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-17109?** Check whether you run koji (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- koji (PyPI): upgrade to 1.14.3, 1.19.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "koji>=1.19.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- koji (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.19.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.14.0,fixed=1.14.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-17109
- GHSA-7498-c9fm-g64p
- PYSEC-2019-183

## Related threats

- [PYSEC-2026-1501 - Koji Cross-site Scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-9427-koji-cross-site-scripting)
- [Koji hub call does not perform correct access checks](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1002150-koji-hub-call-does-not-perform-correct-access-checks)
- [PYSEC-2017-144 - Koji 1.13.0 does not properly validate SCM paths, allowing an attacker to work around blacklisted paths for build submission.](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-1002153-koji-blacklisted-paths-workaround)