Information disclosure in Cisco License Manager

1) Directory traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU8716

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12263

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the web interface of Cisco License Manager software due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in HTTP request parameters that describe filenames. A remote attacker can use directory traversal techniques to submit a path to a desired file location and view application files which may contain sensitive information.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Mitigation

No release planned to fix this bug.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco License Manager: 3.2.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_license_manager:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171004-clm

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.