VDB-104333 · CVE-2017-6672 · BID 99921

Cisco ASR 5000 Restriction HTTP Request access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASR 5000. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Restriction Handler. The manipulation as part of HTTP Request leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-6672. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASR 5000 (Router Operating System) (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Restriction Handler. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2017. The weakness was presented 07/19/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170719-asr1 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6672 since 03/09/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 99921†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038962†). See VDB-104332 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170719-asr1
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6672 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6672
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104333
SecurityFocus: 99921 - Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Router CVE-2017-6672 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038962

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2017 10:16
Updated: 01/06/2021 08:20
Changes: 07/21/2017 10:16 (74), 10/31/2019 06:00 (6), 01/06/2021 08:15 (2), 01/06/2021 08:20 (1)
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