CVE-2015-6406: cisco emergency_responder Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-6406 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco emergency_responder. EPSS estimates a 2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-12-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Tools menu in Cisco Emergency Responder 10.5(1.10000.5) allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files via a crafted filename, aka Bug ID CSCuv21781.

• 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.