Cisco Unified Communications Manager Unified Reporting Upload Tool Directory Traversal Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Reporting upload tool accessed via the Cisco Unified Communications Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to modify arbitrary files on the file system.

The vulnerability is due to insufficient client-side validation checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious POST request to the affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to implant arbitrary files onto the affected system.

Workarounds that address this vulnerability are not available.

This advisory is available at the following link: http://ift.tt/2gCAkXh A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Reporting upload tool accessed via the Cisco Unified Communications Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to modify arbitrary files on the file system.

The vulnerability is due to insufficient client-side validation checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious POST request to the affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to implant arbitrary files onto the affected system.

Workarounds that address this vulnerability are not available.

This advisory is available at the following link: http://ift.tt/2gCAkXh
Security Impact Rating: Medium
CVE: CVE-2016-9210

from Cisco Security Advisory http://ift.tt/2gCAkXh