Path traversal in Cisco Duo Device Health Application for Windows - CVE-2023-20229

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Path traversal in Cisco Duo Device Health Application for Windows - CVE-2023-20229

Published: August 25, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79964
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20229
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Duo Device Health Application for Windows
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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 CryptoService function. A local user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and overwrite arbitrary files on the system, leading to denial of service (DoS) condition.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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