CVE-2013-5534: cisco unity_connection Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-5534 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco unity_connection. EPSS estimates a 1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 19-10-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the attachment service in the Voice Message Web Service (aka VMWS or Cisco Unity Web Service) in Cisco Unity Connection allows remote authenticated users to create files, and consequently execute arbitrary JSP code, via a crafted pathname for a file that is not a valid audio file, aka Bug ID CSCuj22948.

• 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.