CVE-2016-9199: cisco iox Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9199 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco iox. EPSS estimates a 2.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-12-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco application-hosting framework (CAF) of Cisco IOx could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on a targeted system. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects specific releases of the Cisco IOx subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software. More Information: CSCvb23331. Known Affected Releases: 15.2(6.0.57i)E CAF-1.1.0.0.

• 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.