# CVE-2013-1156: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via crafted URLs in Cisco Prime Central for Hosted Collaboration Solution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 May 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rwj4-rf79-w9rm

## What is CVE-2013-1156?

CVE-2013-1156 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 May 2013. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Cisco Prime Central for Hosted Collaboration Solution allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCud51034.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1156?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Prime Central for Hosted Collaboration Solution.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1156?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1156 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1156 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-5562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5562/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2013-5564](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5564/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2013-3398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3398/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2013-3409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3409/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2013-3375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3375/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1156 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1156 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 May 2013. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1156 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-2013-1156/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1156/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1156
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1156
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1156

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1156/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.