# CVE-2016-1434: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can delete arbitrary files on Cisco 8800 phones via the license-certificate upload functionality.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jun 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gmcw-q448-7jpw

## What is CVE-2016-1434?

CVE-2016-1434 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The license-certificate upload functionality on Cisco 8800 phones with software 11.0(1) allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files via an invalid file, aka Bug ID CSCuz03010.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1434?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Ip Phone 8800 Series Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1434?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1434 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1434 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-1403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1403/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-1479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1479/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-1421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1421/): Memory corruption in Cisco IP Phones (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-1435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1435/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2017-12305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12305/): Command injection in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1434 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1434 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1434 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-2016-1434/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1434/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1434
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1434
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1434

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