CVE-2013-5528 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on Cisco Unified Communications Manager via directory traversal in the Tomcat admin interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-5528?
CVE-2013-5528 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, published on 11 Oct 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Tomcat administrative web interface in Cisco Unified Communications Manager allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in an unspecified input string, aka Bug ID CSCui78815.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5528?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5528?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5528 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-2013-5528 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-5528 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.
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-jrxj-vh2x-2cc8.