CVE-2017-6629

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-05-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A vulnerability in the ImageID parameter of Cisco Unity Connection 10.5(2) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access files in arbitrary locations on the filesystem of an affected device. The issue is due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in HTTP POST parameters that describe filenames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using directory traversal techniques to submit a path to a desired file location. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd90118.

Affected products

Cisco Unity Connection: 10.5(2)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98286
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038400
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170503-cuc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98286
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038400
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170503-cuc

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