# CVE-2013-3426: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on Cisco 9900 IP phones via the Serviceability servlet due to improper path restrictions.

- **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 needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2013
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5jqv-g934-rpjm

## What is CVE-2013-3426?

CVE-2013-3426 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Serviceability servlet on Cisco 9900 IP phones does not properly restrict paths, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a pathname in a file request, aka Bug ID CSCuh52810.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3426?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Cisco Unified Ip Phone 9951, Cisco Unified Ip Phone 9971, Cisco Unified Ip Phones 9900 Series Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3426?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3426 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3426 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-5526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5526/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2013-5533](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5533/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2014-0658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0658/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2013-5532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5532/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3426 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3426 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3426 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-2013-3426/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3426/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3426
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3426
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3426

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3426/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.