CVE-2007-4263 Path traversal in n/a

High 8.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can read, write, or overwrite any file on Cisco IOS devices via SCP, requiring a vendor patch.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-4263?

CVE-2007-4263 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 8 Aug 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the server side of the Secure Copy (SCP) implementation in Cisco 12.2-based IOS allows remote authenticated users to read, write or overwrite any file on the device's filesystem via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4263?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2007-4263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f33g-7p96-3gr2.

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