Cloud PortalApplication · Cisco
CVE-2013-6708
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 · uneditedCisco Cloud Portal 9.4 allows remote attackers to read files of unspecified types via a direct request, aka Bug IDs CSCuj08426 and CSCui60889.
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 · moderate confidenceCisco Cloud Portal 9.4 contains a file disclosure vulnerability allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the system via direct HTTP requests. The specific attack vector (e.g., directory traversal, improper path validation) is not detailed in the available documentation, but the vulnerability enables unauthorized access to files of unspecified types.
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
Cloud PortalApplication
= 9.4CVSS 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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Identify if Cisco Cloud Portal is installedReview installed software on the system or check for Cisco Cloud Portal processes/services running. Look for ccp, cloudportal, or similar service names in running processes or installed programs.Affected if Cisco Cloud Portal software is found running on the system
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Determine the installed versionCheck the installed version of Cisco Cloud Portal. Common methods include: reviewing software inventory, checking the admin interface version display, or querying the application directly. The affected version is exactly 9.4.Affected if The installed version is Cisco Cloud Portal 9.4 exactly
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Verify web interface accessibilityDetermine if the Cisco Cloud Portal web interface (typically HTTP/HTTPS on ports 80, 443, or custom ports) is accessible from network locations where untrusted users could send requests.Affected if The web interface is network-accessible to untrusted users
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Test for unauthenticated file accessIf the above conditions are met, attempt a read-only request to a known local file (e.g., /etc/passwd or a Windows equivalent) via the web interface to verify if arbitrary file retrieval is possible. This confirms exploitation, not just vulnerability presence.Affected if Unauthenticated HTTP requests can retrieve arbitrary files from the system
A system is affected if it runs Cisco Cloud Portal version 9.4 with an accessible web interface, allowing unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files via direct HTTP requests.
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 patch for this vulnerability. If no patch is available, implement web application firewall rules and strict access controls to restrict file access paths and validate all user-supplied input.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-6708 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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