# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 3 May 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wx4p-4jh3-33cj

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6629?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2014-3333](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3333/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2012-0366](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0366/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2026-20034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20034/): Cisco Unity Connection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2012-3060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3060/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2012-0367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0367/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6629 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6629 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Unity Connection. 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-2017-6629/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6629/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6629
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6629
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6629

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6629/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.