CVE-2016-9210 Path traversal in Cisco Unified Reporting
Unauthenticated remote attackers can modify arbitrary files on the system via the Cisco Unified Reporting upload tool.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9210?
CVE-2016-9210 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, published on 14 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Reporting upload tool accessed via the Cisco Unified Communications Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to modify arbitrary files on the file system. More Information: CSCvb61698. Known Affected Releases: 11.5(1.11007.2). Known Fixed Releases: 12.0(0.98000.168) 12.0(0.98000.178) 12.0(0.98000.399) 12.0(0.98000.510) 12.0(0.98000.536) 12.0(0.98500.7).
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9210?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9210?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9210 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-2016-9210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-ffv7-cxh7-pfjm.