# CVE-2015-4286: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files from Cisco UCS Central Software via crafted HTTP requests, exposing sensitive data.

- **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:** 29 Jul 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p468-m6gq-36cp

## What is CVE-2015-4286?

CVE-2015-4286 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The web framework in Cisco UCS Central Software 1.3(0.99) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCuu41377.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4286?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Unified Computing System Central Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-4286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-4286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-0701](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0701/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-1352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1352/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0113/): Command injection in Cisco UCS Central (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-0094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0094/): Denial of service in Cisco UCS Central Software (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-0730](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0730/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-4286 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-4286 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jul 2015. 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-2015-4286 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-2015-4286/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4286/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4286
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4286
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-4286

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4286/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.