CVE-2012-4141 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the CLI parser to create arbitrary script files, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4141?
CVE-2012-4141 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 5 Oct 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 the CLI parser in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to create arbitrary script files via a relative pathname in the "file name" parameter, aka Bug IDs CSCua71557 and CSCua71551.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4141?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Nx-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4141?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4141 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-2012-4141 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4141 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Nx-Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm5x-2c4m-hg2v.