FinesseApplication · Cisco
CVE-2013-3457
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAbsolute path traversal vulnerability in the web interface in Cisco Finesse allows remote attackers to read directory contents via a direct request to a directory URL, aka Bug ID CSCug16772.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAbsolute path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Finesse web interface allows remote attackers to read directory contents by sending direct requests to directory URLs. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation on URL paths, enabling attackers to access the filesystem using absolute path references.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
FinesseApplication
all versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Cisco Finesse is runningAccess the Finesse web interface URL (typically https://<host>/finesse) in a browser or check if the service responds on ports 443 or 8080Affected if The Finesse web interface is accessible and responds to requests
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Identify the Finesse versionLog into the Finesse admin console or check the installed packages/version file for the Cisco Finesse installation. Consult Cisco documentation for version lookup commands for your deployment typeAffected if The installed version falls within the affected range (all versions)
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Test for absolute path traversalSend HTTP GET requests to the Finesse web server with absolute path patterns such as GET /../../ or GET /<directory_name>/ and observe the response codes and contentAffected if The server returns directory listings, file contents, or success responses (200/301/302) instead of returning 403 Forbidden or 404 Not Found for path traversal attempts
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Verify input validation on URL pathsCraft requests with absolute filesystem paths (e.g., /etc, /windows/system32) after the Finesse endpoint and check if the application accepts them without sanitizationAffected if The application accepts and processes absolute path requests without rejecting them
If Cisco Finesse is exposed and responds to absolute path traversal requests (showing directory contents or bypassing access controls), the environment is affected by this CVE.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the relevant Cisco Finesse patch (CSCug16772) from Cisco's official security advisories. Until patched, restrict network access to the Finesse web interface to trusted IP addresses only.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-3457 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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