# CVE-2012-4135: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can read arbitrary files on Cisco NX-OS devices by exploiting a directory traversal flaw in the file system delete action.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Dec 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3wjp-mcmp-h4xw

## What is CVE-2012-4135?

CVE-2012-4135 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 21 Dec 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in filesys in Cisco NX-OS 6.1(2) and earlier allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command-line arguments during a delete action, aka Bug IDs CSCty07270, CSCty07271, CSCty07273, and CSCty07275.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4135?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Nx-Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4135?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4135 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4135 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4135 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Nx-Os

- [CVE-2024-20399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20399/): Cisco NX-OS Command Injection (medium 6.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-1361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1361/): Cisco NX-OS Software Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Actions Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0301/): Memory corruption in Cisco NX-OS unknown (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-1453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1453/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-1341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1341/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4135 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4135 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 21 Dec 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4135 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Nx-Os. 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-2012-4135/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4135/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4135
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4135
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4135

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