# CVE-2018-0464: Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can exploit improper validation to perform directory traversal, allowing them to view or create arbitrary files on the system.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-765j-3735-w74r

## What is CVE-2018-0464?

CVE-2018-0464 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, published on 5 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and gain access to sensitive files on the targeted system. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user requests within the management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests containing directory traversal character sequences within the management interface. An exploit could allow the attacker to view or create arbitrary files on the targeted system.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0464?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Data Center Network Manager

- [CVE-2015-0666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0666/): Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Directory Traversal (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-5486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5486/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-5417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5417/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-0258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0258/): File upload in Cisco Prime File Upload Servlet (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-6639](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6639/): Missing authorization in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Debug Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0464 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0464 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, published on 5 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Data Center Network Manager. 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-2018-0464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0464/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0464
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0464
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0464

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