VDB-97034 · CVE-2017-3801 · BID 96235

Cisco UCS Director 6.0.0.0/6.0.0.1 RBAC access control

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco UCS Director 6.0.0.0/6.0.0.1 (Virtualization Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component RBAC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco UCS Director 6.0.0.0 and 6.0.0.1 could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary workflow items with just an end-user profile, a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC) after the Developer Menu is enabled in Cisco UCS Director. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling Developer Mode for his/her user profile with an end-user profile and then adding new catalogs with arbitrary workflow items to his/her profile. An exploit could allow an attacker to perform any actions defined by these workflow items, including actions affecting other tenants. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb64765.

The bug was discovered 02/15/2017. The weakness was shared 02/15/2017 as cisco-sa-20170215-ucs as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-3801 since 12/21/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/25/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 databases at SecurityFocus (BID 96235†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037830†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
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OpenVAS ID: 103807
OpenVAS Name: Cisco UCS Director Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170215-ucs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97034
SecurityFocus: 96235 - Cisco UCS Director CVE-2017-3801 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3801 - Cisco - UCS Director - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037830

Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2017 09:08 AM
Updated: 12/25/2024 05:56 PM
Changes: 02/16/2017 09:08 AM (69), 12/25/2024 05:56 PM (16)
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