CVE-2016-6410 Path traversal in n/a
Remote authenticated users can read arbitrary files in Cisco IOS when the IOx feature set is enabled.
- 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-2016-6410?
CVE-2016-6410 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 24 Sep 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cisco Application-hosting Framework (CAF) component in Cisco IOS 15.6(1)T1 and IOS XE, when the IOx feature set is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuy19856.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6410?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6410?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6410 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-2016-6410 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6410 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-3881 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2018-0167 Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2017-6736 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-6737 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mpxw-9793-rp52.