CVE-2013-5554

Cisco WAAS Mobile Server ReportReceiver CAB Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web-management interface in the server in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Mobile before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via a crafted POST request, aka Bug ID CSCuh69773.

Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en la interfaz web-management en el servidor de Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Mobile anterior a la versión 3.5.5 permite a atacantes remotos subir y ejecutar archivos arbitrarios a través de peticiones POST manipuladas, también conocido como Bug ID CSCuh69773.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of CISCO WAAS Mobile Server. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of CAB files uploaded through ReportReceiver. By uploading a crafted CAB file, an attacker is able to add a hostile web page to the web server. Using this, an attacker is able to run arbitrary code as either DefaultAppPool or NetworkService, depending on the operating system version.

*Credits: Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-08-22 CVE Reserved
2013-11-08 CVE Published
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2024-09-28 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131106-waasm	2013-11-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Wide Area Application Services Mobile Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile"				<= 3.5.4 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile" and version " <= 3.5.4"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Wide Area Application Services Mobile Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile"				3.3.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile" and version "3.3.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Wide Area Application Services Mobile Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile"				3.3.4 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile" and version "3.3.4"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Wide Area Application Services Mobile Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile"				3.4 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile" and version "3.4"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Wide Area Application Services Mobile Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile"				3.4.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile" and version "3.4.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Wide Area Application Services Mobile Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile"				3.4.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile" and version "3.4.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Wide Area Application Services Mobile Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile"				3.5.0 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile" and version "3.5.0"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Wide Area Application Services Mobile Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile"				3.5.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile" and version "3.5.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Wide Area Application Services Mobile Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile"				3.5.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile" and version "3.5.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Wide Area Application Services Mobile Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile"				3.5.3 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Wide Area Application Services Mobile" and version "3.5.3"		-		Affected