CVE-2019-1952 vulnerability in Cisco Products
Published on August 8, 2019
Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Path Traversal Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite or read arbitrary files. The attacker would need valid administrator privilege-level credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation of CLI command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using directory traversal techniques when executing a vulnerable command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite or read arbitrary files on an affected device.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2019-1952 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software:- Version unspecified and below 3.10.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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