# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 24 Sep 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mpxw-9793-rp52

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6410?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2016-6410 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios

- [CVE-2017-12240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12240/): Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software DHCP Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-3881](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3881/): Cisco IOS and IOS XE Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-0167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0167/): Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-6736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6736/): Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-6737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6737/): Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6410 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Ios. 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-2016-6410/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6410/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6410
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6410
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6410

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