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CVE-2015-4068

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) Directory Traversal Vulnerability — Directory traversal vulnerability in Arcserve UDP allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial o
Published: Mar 25, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) Directory Traversal Vulnerability — Directory traversal vulnerability in Arcserve UDP allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2015-4068 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability in Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) with a CVSS score of 9.0, allowing remote attackers to access sensitive information or cause denial of service without authentication. This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi organizations relying on Arcserve UDP for backup and disaster recovery operations. Immediate patching is essential as exploits are publicly available.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة اجتياز المجلدات في Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) تسمح للمهاجمين البعيدين بالوصول إلى معلومات حساسة أو التسبب في رفض الخدمة (DoS). يمكن للمهاجمين استغلال هذه الثغرة للتنقل عبر هيكل المجلدات والوصول إلى ملفات وموارد غير مصرح بها.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة اجتياز المجلدات في Arcserve UDP تسمح للمهاجمين البعيدين بالحصول على معلومات حساسة أو التسبب في رفض الخدمة

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 2, 2026 16:05
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability critically impacts Saudi organizations in Banking (backup systems for financial data), Government (NCA, NCSC infrastructure), Healthcare (patient data backups), Energy sector (ARAMCO and downstream companies), and Telecom (STC, Mobily backup systems). Organizations using Arcserve UDP for critical data protection face exposure of sensitive information including financial records, personal data, and operational intelligence. The vulnerability enables attackers to bypass authentication and access backup repositories containing confidential government and enterprise data.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Healthcare and Medical Institutions Energy and Utilities (ARAMCO, downstream) Telecommunications (STC, Mobily) Insurance Large Enterprises with Critical Data
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
- Isolate affected Arcserve UDP servers from untrusted networks immediately
- Implement network segmentation to restrict access to UDP management interfaces
- Monitor all access logs for suspicious directory traversal attempts (patterns like ../ or %2e%2e%2f)

2. PATCHING:
- Apply the latest Arcserve UDP security patches from Arcserve vendor immediately
- Verify patch installation by checking version numbers and security advisories
- Test patches in non-production environment before production deployment

3. COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block directory traversal payloads
- Restrict UDP interface access via firewall to authorized IP addresses only
- Disable remote access to UDP management console if not required
- Implement strong authentication (MFA) for all UDP administrative access

4. DETECTION:
- Monitor for HTTP requests containing ../ or encoded traversal sequences (%2e%2e%2f, %252e%252e%252f)
- Alert on failed authentication attempts followed by directory traversal attempts
- Log all file access attempts outside designated backup directories
- Implement IDS/IPS signatures for Arcserve UDP directory traversal attacks
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. الإجراءات الفورية:
- عزل خوادم Arcserve UDP المتأثرة عن الشبكات غير الموثوقة فوراً
- تطبيق تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى واجهات إدارة UDP
- مراقبة جميع سجلات الوصول للكشف عن محاولات اجتياز الدليل المريبة

2. التصحيح:
- تطبيق أحدث تصحيحات أمان Arcserve UDP من البائع فوراً
- التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح بفحص أرقام الإصدارات والمستشارات الأمنية
- اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج قبل نشرها في الإنتاج

3. الضوابط البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
- تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحجب حمولات اجتياز الدليل
- تقييد وصول واجهة UDP عبر جدار الحماية للعناوين المصرح بها فقط
- تعطيل الوصول البعيد إلى وحدة تحكم إدارة UDP إذا لم تكن مطلوبة
- تطبيق المصادقة القوية (MFA) لجميع وصول UDP الإداري

4. الكشف:
- مراقبة طلبات HTTP التي تحتوي على ../ أو تسلسلات اجتياز مشفرة
- التنبيه على محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بمحاولات اجتياز الدليل
- تسجيل جميع محاولات الوصول إلى الملفات خارج أدلة النسخ الاحتياطي المخصصة
- تطبيق توقيعات IDS/IPS لهجمات اجتياز دليل Arcserve UDP
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures ECC 2024 A.6.1.2 - Access Control and Authentication ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 - Vulnerability Management ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-2 - Asset Management SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control SAMA CSF PR.PT-1 - Security Testing SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.23 - Information Security for Supplier Relationships ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1.1 - Screening ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2.1 - User Registration and De-registration ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3.1 - Password Management
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security Patches PCI DSS 7.1 - Access Control PCI DSS 11.2 - Vulnerability Scanning
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Arcserve:Unified Data Protection (UDP)
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS80.85%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-04-15
Published 2022-03-25
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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