CVE-2017-12243

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Cisco Ucs Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Ngfw, And Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 November 2017

Summary

A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device, aka Command Injection. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through the use of malicious commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

EPSS Score

93% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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