# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cg9-84j6-755p

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3846?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2014-3272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3272/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3846 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3846 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Workload Automation and Tidal Enterprise Scheduler Client Manager Server. 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-2017-3846/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3846/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3846
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3846
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3846

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3846/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.