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7.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco Policy Suite CPS 10.0.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Script File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A vulnerability in a script file that is installed as part of the Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) Software distribution for the CPS appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privilege level to root. The vulnerability is due to incorrect sudoers permissions on the script file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and providing crafted user input at the CLI, using this script file to escalate their privilege level and execute commands as root. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to acquire root-level privileges and take full control of the appliance. The user has to be logged-in to the device with valid credentials for a specific set of users. The Cisco Policy Suite application is vulnerable when running software versions 10.0.0, 10.1.0, or 11.0.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc07366.
The bug was discovered 05/17/2017. The weakness was published 05/18/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170517-cps as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-6623 since 03/09/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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Support
- end of life (old version)
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
03/09/2017 🔍05/17/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20170517-cps
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-6623 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 98521 - Cisco Policy Suite CVE-2017-6623 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6623 - Cisco - Policy Suite - High
Entry
Created: 05/19/2017 09:06Updated: 12/25/2020 07:07
Changes: 05/19/2017 09:06 (61), 09/30/2020 10:54 (6), 12/25/2020 07:07 (2)
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