Remote Command Execution Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Access Control System
CVE-2018-0253

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Cisco Secure Access Control System
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 May 2018

What is CVE-2018-0253?

A vulnerability in the ACS Report component of Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) can be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of the Action Message Format (AMF) protocol, enabling attackers to send crafted messages containing malicious code, executed at the targeted user’s privilege level. It impacts all Cisco Secure ACS releases prior to Release 5.8 Patch 7.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco Secure Access Control System Cisco Secure Access Control System

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104075
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040808
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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