Wide Area Application Services MobileApplication · Cisco
CVE-2013-5554
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 · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in the web-management interface in the server in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Mobile before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via a crafted POST request, aka Bug ID CSCuh69773.
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 confidenceA directory traversal vulnerability exists in the web-management interface of Cisco WAAS Mobile versions prior to 3.5.5. Attackers can craft malicious POST requests to upload files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem and subsequently execute them, achieving remote code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
Wide Area Application Services MobileApplication
<= 3.5.4= 3.3.1= 3.3.4= 3.4= 3.4.1= 3.4.2= 3.5.0= 3.5.1= 3.5.2= 3.5.3CVSS 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
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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Identify if Cisco WAAS Mobile is installedLocate the WAAS Mobile installation directory or check running processes for WAAS Mobile components. On Windows, check Add/Remove Programs or installed services; on Linux, check for waas or widearea processes.Affected if Cisco WAAS Mobile software is present on the system
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Check the installed WAAS Mobile versionAccess the web-management interface and navigate to the About or Version page, or run the command-line tool 'waas version' if available. Compare the version number against the affected list: <= 3.5.4, 3.3.1, 3.3.4, 3.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3.Affected if The installed version matches any version listed in the affected products and versions
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Confirm the web-management interface is enabledLog into the WAAS Mobile admin console or check the configuration file for web management settings. Look for HTTP/HTTPS listener status on the management port (default is typically TCP 8443 or similar).Affected if The web-management interface is active and listening for connections
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Verify network accessibility of the management interfaceCheck firewall rules, ACLs, or network segmentation to determine if the management port is exposed to untrusted networks. Use netstat or port scanning tools to identify listening management ports and their binding addresses.Affected if The management interface is reachable from networks other than trusted administration segments
A system is affected if Cisco WAAS Mobile version 3.5.4 or below is installed AND the web-management interface is enabled and accessible to the attacker.
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 dataUpgrade Cisco WAAS Mobile to version 3.5.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the management interface using firewalls or ACLs.
Fix this in Wide Area Application Services Mobile
Scoped from the published advisory
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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-2013-5554 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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