CVE-2017-6629 Path traversal in Cisco Unity Connection
Unauthenticated remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the ImageID parameter of Cisco Unity Connection.
- 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-2017-6629?
CVE-2017-6629 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Unity Connection, published on 3 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the ImageID parameter of Cisco Unity Connection 10.5(2) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access files in arbitrary locations on the filesystem of an affected device. The issue is due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in HTTP POST parameters that describe filenames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using directory traversal techniques to submit a path to a desired file location. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd90118.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6629?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unity Connection.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6629?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6629 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-2017-6629 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6629 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unity Connection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx4p-4jh3-33cj.