# CVE-2013-3457: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read directory contents via path traversal in Cisco Finesse web interface without authentication.

- **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:** 12 Aug 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fpv9-pw36-hv2f

## What is CVE-2013-3457?

CVE-2013-3457 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the web interface in Cisco Finesse allows remote attackers to read directory contents via a direct request to a directory URL, aka Bug ID CSCug16772.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3457?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Finesse.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3457?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3457 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3457 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-0398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0398/): Server-side request forgery in Cisco Finesse unknown (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0399/): Information disclosure in Cisco Finesse unknown (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-6442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6442/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Finesse 11.0(1) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-1373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1373/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2015-0754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0754/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3457 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3457 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 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-2013-3457 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-2013-3457/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3457/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3457
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3457
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3457

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