# CVE-2013-3429: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read system files via crafted URLs in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager due to directory traversal flaws.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/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:** 25 Jul 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jmpg-5mfj-649v

## What is CVE-2013-3429?

CVE-2013-3429 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) before 7.0.0 allow remote attackers to read system files via a crafted URL, related to the Cisco_VSBWT (aka Broadware sample code) package, aka Bug ID CSCsv37163.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3429?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Video Surveillance Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Cisco Video Surveillance Operations Manager 6.3.2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-15427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15427/): Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Appliance Default Password Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-3430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3430/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2013-3431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3431/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-1717](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1717/): Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Web-Based Management Interface Information Disclosure Vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3429 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3429 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 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-2013-3429 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-2013-3429/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3429/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3429
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3429
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3429

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