VDB-102290 · CVE-2017-6686 · BID 98988

Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-6686. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with access to the management network to log in as an admin or oper user of the affected device, aka an Insecure Default Credentials Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvc76699. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.0.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2017. The weakness was published 06/13/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170607-usf4 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-6686 since 03/09/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/27/2020). This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 98988†). Similar entry is available at VDB-102291. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/09/2017 🔍
06/07/2017 +90 days 🔍
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06/13/2017 +6 days 🔍
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12/27/2020 +1293 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170607-usf4
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102290
SecurityFocus: 98988 - Cisco Ultra Services Framework CVE-2017-6686 Default Credentials Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2017 16:58
Updated: 12/27/2020 09:21
Changes: 06/13/2017 16:58 (63), 10/16/2019 15:29 (2), 12/27/2020 09:21 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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