CVE-2014-2145: cisco unity_connection Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2145 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco unity_connection. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-04-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the messaging API in Cisco Unity Connection allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via vectors related to unenforced access constraints for .wav files and the audio/x-wav MIME type, aka Bug ID CSCun91071.

• 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.