Path traversal in Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager - CVE-2022-20656
Published: January 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59959
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20656
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation of the HTTPS URL by the web-based management interface. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-20656
Install update from vendor's website.