Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2017-12230 First vendor Publication 2017-09-28
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2019-10-09

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 8.8
Base Score 8.8 Environmental Score 8.8
impact SubScore 5.9 Temporal Score 8.8
Exploitabality Sub Score 2.8
 
Attack Vector Network Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 9 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 8 Authentication Requires single instance
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Detail

A vulnerability in the web-based user interface (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE 16.2 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate their privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect default permission settings for new users who are created by using the web UI of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the web UI of the affected software to create a new user and then logging into the web UI as the newly created user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate their privileges on the affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running a vulnerable release Cisco IOS XE Software, if the HTTP Server feature is enabled for the device. The newly redesigned, web-based administration UI was introduced in the Denali 16.2 Release of Cisco IOS XE Software. This vulnerability does not affect the web-based administration UI in earlier releases of Cisco IOS XE Software. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuy83062.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12230

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2017-09-28 Cisco IOS XE Web UI user administration page access detected
RuleID : 44457 - Revision : 1 - Type : POLICY-OTHER

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-10-02 Name : The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.
File : cisco-sa-20170927-privesc-ios_xe.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101036
CONFIRM https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-s...
SECTRACK http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039446

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Date Informations
2021-05-04 12:58:26
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2021-04-22 02:11:19
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2020-05-23 00:55:26
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2019-10-10 05:19:42
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2019-10-03 09:20:00
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2017-10-07 00:22:47
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2017-10-03 13:24:35
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2017-09-30 09:23:38
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2017-09-29 09:24:19
  • First insertion