Cisco Integrated Management Controller 3.0(1c) Web-based GUI HTTP POST Request input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Integrated Management Controller 3.0(1c). It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web-based GUI. The manipulation as part of HTTP POST Request leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-6619. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco Integrated Management Controller 3.0(1c). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web-based GUI. The manipulation as part of a HTTP POST Request leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) 3.0(1c) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not sufficiently sanitize user-supplied HTTP input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an HTTP POST request that contains crafted, deserialized user data to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root-level privileges on the affected system, which the attacker could use to conduct further attacks. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd14591.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2017. The weakness was published 04/20/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170419-cimc as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6619 since 03/09/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102360 (Cisco Integrated Management Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316375 (Cisco Integrated Management Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability(cisco-sa-20170419-cimc)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (102360) and SecurityFocus (BID 97925†). Similar entries are available at VDB-100414, VDB-100413 and VDB-100412. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 102360
Nessus Name: Cisco Integrated Management Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Execution Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170419-cimc
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6619 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6619
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100415
SecurityFocus: 97925 - Cisco Integrated Management Controller CVE-2017-6619 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6619 - Cisco - IMC - Command Execution Issue

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Created: 04/21/2017 09:31
Updated: 12/21/2020 11:38
Changes: 04/21/2017 09:31 (74), 09/19/2020 09:55 (8), 12/21/2020 11:38 (2)
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