CVE-2013-1240 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can read arbitrary files on Cisco Unified Communications Manager due to improper input validation in the CLI.
- 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-2013-1240?
CVE-2013-1240 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, published on 4 May 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The command-line interface in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) does not properly validate input, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCue25770.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1240?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1240?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1240 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-2013-1240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- CVE-2026-20230 Cisco Unified Communications Manager Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2026-20045 Cisco Unified Communications Products Code Injection
- CVE-2025-20309 Cisco Unified Communications Manager Static SSH Credentials Vulnerability
- CVE-2011-1643 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2024-20253 Deserialization in Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rcj9-c8v3-qqvq.