Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager up to 7.1 fmserver Servlet path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager up to 7.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component fmserver Servlet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product 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 product 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the fmserver servlet in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) before 7.1(1) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted pathname, aka Bug ID CSCus00241.

The weakness was published 04/03/2015 with Cisco as CSCus00241 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0666 since 01/07/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82701 (Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager < 7.1(1) Directory Traversal Vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/25/2022 with a due date of 04/15/2022:

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Upgrading to version 7.1(1) eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16986.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (102000) and Tenable (82701).

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006

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Nessus ID: 82701
Nessus Name: Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager < 7.1(1) Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 802459
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Data Center Network Manager Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCus00241
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0666 (🔍)
X-Force: 102000 - Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager fmserver servlet directory traversal
SecurityTracker: 1032009
Vulnerability Center: 49413 - [cisco-sa-20150401-dcnm] Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Remote File System Read, High
SecurityFocus: 73479 - Cisco Data Center Network Manager CVE-2015-0666 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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Created: 04/04/2015 09:53
Updated: 05/02/2022 15:30
Changes: 04/04/2015 09:53 (68), 06/25/2017 08:28 (9), 05/02/2022 15:24 (3), 05/02/2022 15:30 (1)
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