MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2011-0966

Ciscoworks Common Services vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
41.3%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in cwhp/auditLog.do in the Homepage Auditing component in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services 3.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, aka Bug ID CSCto35577.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Ciscoworks Common Services
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2011-05-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 41.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-0966

  • Confirm whether Cisco Ciscoworks Common Services is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-0966.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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