CVE-2017-6704: cisco prime_collaboration_provisioning Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6704 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco prime_collaboration_provisioning. EPSS estimates a 2.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 04-07-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the web application in the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning tool could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform arbitrary file downloads that could allow the attacker to read files from the underlying filesystem. More Information: CSCvc90335. Known Affected Releases: 12.1.

• 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.