CVE-2017-3846 Path traversal in Cisco Workload Automation and Tidal Enterprise Scheduler Client Manager Server
Unauthenticated remote attackers can retrieve arbitrary files from the Client Manager Server via crafted URLs due to insufficient input validation.
- 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-2017-3846?
CVE-2017-3846 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Workload Automation and Tidal Enterprise Scheduler Client Manager Server, published on 15 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the Client Manager Server of Cisco Workload Automation and Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve any file from the Client Manager Server. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted URL to the Client Manager Server. An exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve any file from the Cisco Workload Automation or Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler Client Manager Server. This vulnerability affects the following products: Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler Client Manager Server releases 6.2.1.435 and later, Cisco Workload Automation Client Manager Server releases 6.3.0.116 and later. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc90789.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3846?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3846?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3846 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-2017-3846 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3846 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Workload Automation and Tidal Enterprise Scheduler Client Manager Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cg9-84j6-755p.