Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server for Cisco IDS Device Manager before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the HTTPS request.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Cisco IDS Device Manager 3.1.1 - Arbitrary File Read Access EDB-21456 · remote · May 17, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- cisco-ids-directory-traversal(9174) vdb-entry
- 20020524 Cisco IDS Device Manager 3.1.1 Advisory mailing-list
- 4760 vdb-entry