CVE-2011-0966: cisco ciscoworks_common_services Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-0966 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco ciscoworks_common_services. EPSS estimates a 41.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 20-05-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in cwhp/auditLog.do in the Homepage Auditing component in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services 3.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, aka Bug ID CSCto35577.

• 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.