VDB-102292 · CVE-2017-6688 · BID 98973

Cisco Elastic Services Controller 2.2(9.76) credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Cisco Elastic Services Controller 2.2(9.76). This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to credentials management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-6688. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Elastic Services Controller 2.2(9.76). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect 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 root user, aka an Insecure Default Password Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvc76631. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76).

The bug was discovered 06/07/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170607-esc4 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-6688 since 03/09/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 98973†). The entries VDB-102295, VDB-102293 and VDB-102288 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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-esc4
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102292
SecurityFocus: 98973 - Cisco Elastic Services Controller CVE-2017-6688 Default Credentials Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2017 16:58
Updated: 12/27/2020 09:29
Changes: 06/13/2017 16:58 (63), 10/23/2019 14:39 (2), 12/27/2020 09:29 (3)
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