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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Unified Computing System, Firepower 4100 and Firepower 9300 (Virtualization Software) (version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 11/01/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/02/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20171101-arce as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-12243 since 08/03/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11892 (Cisco UCS Platform Emulator Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20171101-arce)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (44052).
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Exploiting
Class: Command injectionCWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1202
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20171101-arce
Researcher: Cisco.
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-12243 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039719
SecurityFocus: 101652 - Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2017-12243 Local Command Injection Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 11/02/2017 23:06Updated: 01/21/2021 13:37
Changes: 11/02/2017 23:06 (62), 12/02/2019 17:32 (9), 01/21/2021 13:35 (2), 01/21/2021 13:37 (1)
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