CVE-2013-7462: intel saas control console (scc) platform Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-7462 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in intel saas control console (scc) platform. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-03-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the web application in McAfee (now Intel Security) SaaS Control Console (SCC) Platform 6.14 before patch 1070, and 6.15 before patch 1076 allows unauthenticated users to view contents of arbitrary system files that did not have file system level read access restrictions via a null-byte injection exploit.

• 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.