# CVE-2016-9208: Path traversal in Cisco Emergency Responder

> Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on Cisco Emergency Responder systems via path traversal in file management utilities.

- **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:** 14 Dec 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-552p-g3pp-2xvh

## What is CVE-2016-9208?

CVE-2016-9208 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Emergency Responder, published on 14 Dec 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the File Management Utility, the Download File form, and the Serviceability application of Cisco Emergency Responder could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access files in arbitrary locations on the file system of an affected device. More Information: CSCva98951 CSCva98954 CSCvb57494. Known Affected Releases: 11.5(2.10000.5). Known Fixed Releases: 12.0(0.98000.14) 12.0(0.98000.16).

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9208?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Emergency Responder.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9208?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Emergency Responder

- [CVE-2008-1154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1154/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-20101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20101/): Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Emergency Responder (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-12337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12337/): Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Voice Operating System (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-6468](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6468/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Emergency Responder (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-20259](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20259/): Denial of service in Cisco Emergency Responder (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9208 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9208 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Emergency Responder, published on 14 Dec 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-2016-9208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Emergency Responder. 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-2016-9208/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9208/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9208
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9208
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9208

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