CVE-2018-0121

Published: Feb 22, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-287

9.8CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

A vulnerability in the authentication functionality of the web-based service portal of Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrator privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper security restrictions that are imposed by the web-based service portal of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting an empty password value to an affected portal when prompted to enter an administrative password for the portal. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges for the web-based service portal of the affected software. This vulnerability affects Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software Release 3.0.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg29809.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.

commercial·USaka cisco, cisco systems

Elastic Services Controller

Networking Infrastructure

virtual managed services

Networking Infrastructure

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180221-esc

tools.cisco.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103113

securityfocus.com

https://www.anti-malware.ru/news/2018-02-26-1447/25583

anti-malware.ru

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