# CVE-2013-1172: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit improper file verification in Cisco AnyConnect to escalate privileges on the host system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 11 Apr 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hh2p-9vch-wghh

## What is CVE-2013-1172?

CVE-2013-1172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client, published on 11 Apr 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Cisco Security Service in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (aka AnyConnect VPN Client) does not properly verify files, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCud14153.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1172?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

- [CVE-2020-3433](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3433/): Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DLL Hijacking (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-3153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3153/): Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Uncontrolled Search Path (medium 6.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-3088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3088/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-2493](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2493/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2011-2040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2040/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1172 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client, published on 11 Apr 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-2013-1172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client. 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-2013-1172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1172/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1172
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1172
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1172

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.