CVE-2014-125125

A10 Networks AX Loadbalancer Path Traversal

State
Published
Severity
8.8 High
Published
Jul 31, 2025
Updated
May 15, 2026
Reserved
Jul 30, 2025

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Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in A10 Networks AX Loadbalancer versions 2.6.1-GR1-P5, 2.7.0, and earlier. The vulnerability resides in the handling of the filename parameter in the /xml/downloads endpoint, which fails to properly sanitize user input. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending crafted HTTP requests containing directory traversal sequences to read arbitrary files outside the intended directory. The files returned by the vulnerable endpoint are deleted from the system after retrieval. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information such as SSL certificates and private keys, as well as unintended file deletion.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NVulnCheck

Weaknesses

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-706 Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

Affected Products

ProductVersions
AX Series LoadbalancerA10 Networks
  • 2.6.1-GR1-P5 and earlierAffected
  • 2.7.0 and earlierAffected

References

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