Information disclosure in Cisco Unity



Published: 2017-05-05
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-6629
CWE-ID CWE-22
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Cisco Unity Connection
Client/Desktop applications / Messaging software

Vendor Cisco Systems, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU6426

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6629

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in HTTP POST parameters that describe filenames. A remote attacker can use directory traversal techniques to submit a path to a desired file location and access files on the filesystem of an affected device.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in information disclosure.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Unity Connection: 10.5.2

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170503-cuc


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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