Absolute Path Traversal in BroadWorks CommPilot Application Software - CVE-2022-20951

 

Absolute Path Traversal in BroadWorks CommPilot Application Software - CVE-2022-20951

Published: November 4, 2022 / Updated: December 21, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68971
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20951
CWE-ID: CWE-36
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BroadWorks CommPilot Application Software
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the web-based management interface. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute arbitrary OS commands on the device as the bworks user.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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