Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-4289 - Path Traversal vulnerability in Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0(2049)

047910
CVSS 6.4 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
cisco
CWE-22
nessus

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0(2049) allows remote head-end systems to write to arbitrary files via a crafted configuration attribute, aka Bug ID CSCut93920.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Cisco
1

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Relative Path Traversal
    An attacker exploits a weakness in input validation on the target by supplying a specially constructed path utilizing dot and slash characters for the purpose of obtaining access to arbitrary files or resources. An attacker modifies a known path on the target in order to reach material that is not available through intended channels. These attacks normally involve adding additional path separators (/ or \) and/or dots (.), or encodings thereof, in various combinations in order to reach parent directories or entirely separate trees of the target's directory structure.
  • Directory Traversal
    An attacker with access to file system resources, either directly or via application logic, will use various file path specification or navigation mechanisms such as ".." in path strings and absolute paths to extend their range of access to inappropriate areas of the file system. The attacker attempts to either explore the file system for recon purposes or access directories and files that are intended to be restricted from their access. Exploring the file system can be achieved through constructing paths presented to directory listing programs, such as "ls" and 'dir', or through specially crafted programs that attempt to explore the file system. The attacker engaging in this type of activity is searching for information that can be used later in a more exploitive attack. Access to restricted directories or files can be achieved through modification of path references utilized by system applications.
  • File System Function Injection, Content Based
    An attack of this type exploits the host's trust in executing remote content including binary files. The files are poisoned with a malicious payload (targeting the file systems accessible by the target software) by the attacker and may be passed through standard channels such as via email, and standard web content like PDF and multimedia files. The attacker exploits known vulnerabilities or handling routines in the target processes. Vulnerabilities of this type have been found in a wide variety of commercial applications from Microsoft Office to Adobe Acrobat and Apple Safari web browser. When the attacker knows the standard handling routines and can identify vulnerabilities and entry points they can be exploited by otherwise seemingly normal content. Once the attack is executed, the attackers' program can access relative directories such as C:\Program Files or other standard system directories to launch further attacks. In a worst case scenario, these programs are combined with other propagation logic and work as a virus.
  • Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic
    This attack targets the encoding of the URL combined with the encoding of the slash characters. An attacker can take advantage of the multiple way of encoding an URL and abuse the interpretation of the URL. An URL may contain special character that need special syntax handling in order to be interpreted. Special characters are represented using a percentage character followed by two digits representing the octet code of the original character (%HEX-CODE). For instance US-ASCII space character would be represented with %20. This is often referred as escaped ending or percent-encoding. Since the server decodes the URL from the requests, it may restrict the access to some URL paths by validating and filtering out the URL requests it received. An attacker will try to craft an URL with a sequence of special characters which once interpreted by the server will be equivalent to a forbidden URL. It can be difficult to protect against this attack since the URL can contain other format of encoding such as UTF-8 encoding, Unicode-encoding, etc.
  • Manipulating Input to File System Calls
    An attacker manipulates inputs to the target software which the target software passes to file system calls in the OS. The goal is to gain access to, and perhaps modify, areas of the file system that the target software did not intend to be accessible.

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idCISCO_ANYCONNECT_4_1_4011.NASL
    descriptionThe Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client installed on the remote host is version 3.x prior to 3.1.10010.0 or 4.x prior to 4.1.4011.0. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, by convincing a user to connect to a malicious head-end system, to traverse outside a restricted path and thus write or overwrite arbitrary files in the active user
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id85541
    published2015-08-19
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85541
    titleCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.x < 3.1.10010.0 / 4.x < 4.1.4011.0 Arbitrary File Write
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(85541);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/22");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-4289");
      script_bugtraq_id(76125);
      script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCut93920");
    
      script_name(english:"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.x < 3.1.10010.0 / 4.x < 4.1.4011.0 Arbitrary File Write");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the version of the Cisco AnyConnect client.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote host is affected by an arbitrary file write vulnerability.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client installed on the remote
    host is version 3.x prior to 3.1.10010.0 or 4.x prior to 4.1.4011.0.
    It is, therefore, affected by a flaw due to improper sanitization of
    user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit
    this issue, by convincing a user to connect to a malicious head-end
    system, to traverse outside a restricted path and thus write or
    overwrite arbitrary files in the active user's context.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40175");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client version
    3.1.10010.0 / 4.1.4011.0 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2015-4289");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/07/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/07/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/08/19");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Windows");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("cisco_anyconnect_vpn_installed.nasl");
      script_require_keys("installed_sw/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("install_func.inc");
    
    get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
    
    app_name = "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client";
    
    install = get_single_install(app_name:app_name, exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);
    path = install['path'];
    ver  = install['version'];
    
    if (ver =~ "^4\." && (ver_compare(ver:ver, fix:'4.1.4011.0', strict:FALSE) < 0))
      fix = '4.1.4011.0';
    else if (ver =~ "^3\." && ver_compare(ver:ver, fix:'3.1.10010.0', strict:FALSE) < 0)
      fix = '3.1.10010.0';
    else
      fix = NULL;
    
    if (!isnull(fix))
    {
      port = get_kb_item('SMB/transport');
      if (!port) port = 445;
    
      if (report_verbosity > 0)
      {
        report +=
          '\n  Path              : ' + path +
          '\n  Installed version : ' + ver +
          '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix +
          '\n';
        security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
      }
      else security_warning(port);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, app_name, ver, path);
    
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_CISCO_ANYCONNECT_4_1_4011.NASL
    descriptionThe Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client installed on the remote Mac OS X host is version 3.x prior to 3.1.10010.0 or 4.x prior to 4.1.4011.0. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, by convincing a user to connect to a malicious head-end system, to traverse outside a restricted path and thus write or overwrite arbitrary files in the active user
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id85542
    published2015-08-19
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85542
    titleMac OS X : Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.x < 3.1.10010.0 / 4.x < 4.1.4011.0 Arbitrary File Write
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(85542);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/22");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-4289");
      script_bugtraq_id(76125);
      script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCut93920");
    
      script_name(english:"Mac OS X : Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.x < 3.1.10010.0 / 4.x < 4.1.4011.0 Arbitrary File Write");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the version of the Cisco AnyConnect client.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote host is affected by an arbitrary file write vulnerability.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client installed on the remote
    Mac OS X host is version 3.x prior to 3.1.10010.0 or 4.x prior to
    4.1.4011.0. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw due to improper
    sanitization of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this issue, by convincing a user to connect to a
    malicious head-end system, to traverse outside a restricted path and
    thus write or overwrite arbitrary files in the active user's context.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40175");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client version
    3.1.10010.0 / 4.1.4011.0 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2015-4289");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/07/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/07/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/08/19");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("macosx_cisco_anyconnect_installed.nasl");
      script_require_keys("installed_sw/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client", "Host/MacOSX/Version");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("install_func.inc");
    
    get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/MacOSX/Version");
    
    appname = "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client";
    
    install = get_single_install(app_name:appname, exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);
    path = install['path'];
    ver  = install['version'];
    
    if (ver =~ "^4\.[01]\." && (ver_compare(ver:ver, fix:'4.1.4011.0', strict:FALSE) < 0))
      fix = '4.1.4011.0';
    else if (ver =~ "^3\." &&ver_compare(ver:ver, fix:'3.1.10010.0', strict:FALSE) < 0)
      fix = '3.1.10010.0';
    else
      fix = NULL;
    
    if (!isnull(fix))
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0)
      {
        report +=
          '\n  Path              : ' + path +
          '\n  Installed version : ' + ver +
          '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix +
          '\n';
        security_warning(port:0, extra:report);
      }
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, appname, ver, path);