VDB-102288 · CVE-2017-6684 · BID 98979

Cisco Elastic Services Controller 21.0.0 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Elastic Services Controller 21.0.0 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in credentials management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-6684. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco Elastic Services Controller 21.0.0. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system as the Linux admin user, aka an Insecure Default Credentials Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvc76651. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.0.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2017. The weakness was presented 06/13/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170607-esc3 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-6684 since 03/09/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/27/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 98979†). See VDB-102292, VDB-102287 and VDB-102286 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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06/13/2017 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170607-esc3
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6684 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6684
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102288
SecurityFocus: 98979 - Cisco Elastic Services Controller CVE-2017-6684 Default Credentials Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2017 16:58
Updated: 12/27/2020 09:10
Changes: 06/13/2017 16:58 (64), 10/23/2019 14:23 (2), 12/27/2020 09:10 (3)
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