# CVE-2010-0143: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers with administrative access can read arbitrary files on Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliances via the embedded HTTPS server.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Feb 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q6fv-25xg-7q8j

## What is CVE-2010-0143?

CVE-2010-0143 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Feb 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the administrative interface in the embedded HTTPS server on the Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliance 6.2.x before 6.2.9.1 and 6.5.x before 6.5.2, and the IronPort PostX MAP before 6.2.9.1, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unknown vectors, aka IronPort Bug 65921.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0143?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Ironport Encryption Appliance, Cisco Ironport Postx.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0143?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0143 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-0143 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0143 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-0145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0145/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0144/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-0055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0055/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2009-0056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0056/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-0340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0340/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0143 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0143 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Feb 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0143 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-2010-0143/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0143/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0143
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0143
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0143

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0143/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.