CVE-2013-3429: cisco video_surveillance_manager Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-3429 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco video_surveillance_manager. EPSS estimates a 10.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 25-07-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) before 7.0.0 allow remote attackers to read system files via a crafted URL, related to the Cisco_VSBWT (aka Broadware sample code) package, aka Bug ID CSCsv37163.

• 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.