CVE-2015-4289 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0(2049) allows remote head-end systems to write to arbitrary files via a crafted configuration attribute, aka Bug ID CSCut93920.

Published: 2015-08-01

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0\(2049\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-4312	Directory traversal vulnerability in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0(2049) allows remote head-end systems to write to arbitrary files via a crafted configuration attribute, aka Bug ID CSCut93920.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01927.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40175
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033173

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2015-08-01T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:11:12.354Z

Reserved: 2015-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-4289

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-01T01:59:14.787

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:27:03.130

Link: CVE-2015-4289

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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