CVE-2019-1717: cisco cisco video surveillance manager Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-1717 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco cisco video surveillance manager. EPSS estimates a 10.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-05-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 19-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Video Surveillance Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of parameters handled by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an affected component. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from the affected device, which could contain sensitive information.

• 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.