SB2013032611 - Path traversal in NetBackup Appliance



SB2013032611 - Path traversal in NetBackup Appliance

Published: March 26, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013032611
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1608)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the Management Console on the Symantec NetBackup (NBU) appliance 2.0.x. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.