SB2020062318 - Path traversal in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Published: June 23, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020062318
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3236)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the CLI command arguments. A local user can send a specially crafted HTTP request, gain root shell access to the underlying operating system and overwrite or read arbitrary files on an affected device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.