Cisco IOS XE Guest Shell directory traversal [CVE-2019-12666]

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS XE (Router Operating System) (version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Guest Shell. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a directory traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 09/25/2019 as cisco-sa-20190925-dt as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-12666 since 06/04/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/26/2019).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at 142294, 142293, 142291 and 142288.

Type

• Router Operating System

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• IOS XE

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Directory traversal (CWE-22)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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06/04/2019 CVE assigned
09/25/2019 +113 days Advisory disclosed
09/26/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
09/26/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20190925-dt
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-12666 (🔒)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 09/26/2019 12:42 PM
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