Path traversal in Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service - CVE-2021-1357
Published: January 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49965
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1357
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 web-based management interface. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1357
Install update from vendor's website.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service - addressed in versions 11.5.1 SU9, 12.5.1 SU4