Path Traversal in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
CVE-2022-20816
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to delete arbitrary files from an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly validate HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files from the affected system.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-20816?
- CVE-2022-20816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2022-20816?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.