CVE-2009-0615: cisco application_control_engine_device_manager Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0615 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco application_control_engine_device_manager. EPSS estimates a 2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-02-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Cisco Application Networking Manager (ANM) before 2.0 and Application Control Engine (ACE) Device Manager before A3(2.1) allows remote authenticated users to read or modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to "invalid directory permissions."

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.