CVE-2009-1161: cisco ciscoworks_common_services Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-1161 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco ciscoworks_common_services. EPSS estimates a 12.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 21-05-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP service in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services (CWCS) 3.0.x through 3.2.x on Windows, as used in Cisco Unified Service Monitor, Security Manager, TelePresence Readiness Assessment Manager, Unified Operations Manager, Unified Provisioning Manager, and other products, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

• 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.