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CVE-2017-6781

5.3 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability in the management of shell user accounts for Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) Software for CPS appliances could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affe…

Published Aug 17, 2017CWE-287EPSS 0.26%

Overview

CVE-2017-6781 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 17, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability in the management of shell user accounts for Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) Software for CPS appliances could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affected system. The affected privilege level is not at the root level. The vulnerability is due to incorrect role-based access control (RBAC) for shell user accounts. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected appliance and providing crafted user input via the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to acquire a higher privilege level than should have been granted. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must log in to the appliance with valid credentials. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve37724. Known Affected Releases: 9.0.0, 9.1.0, 10.0.0, 11.0.0, 12.0.0.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/100365Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-cpsRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/100365Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-cps

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6781?

CVE-2017-6781 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 17, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-6781?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-6781?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-6781?

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