CVE-2013-6689 Missing authorization in n/a
Local attackers can bypass file permissions to read, modify, or create arbitrary files in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
- 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-2013-6689?
CVE-2013-6689 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, published on 16 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) 9.1(1) and earlier allows local users to bypass file permissions, and read, modify, or create arbitrary files, via an "overload" of the command-line utility, aka Bug ID CSCui58229.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6689?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6689?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2013-6689 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6689 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-q8qh-g793-c4pf.