VDB-105425 · CVE-2017-6786 · BID 100391

Cisco Elastic Services Controller 2.2(9.76) Log File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Elastic Services Controller 2.2(9.76). It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Log File Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-6786. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Elastic Services Controller 2.2(9.76). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Log File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller could allow an authenticated, local, unprivileged attacker to access sensitive information, including credentials for system accounts, on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper protection of sensitive log files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and accessing unprotected log files. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive log files, which may include system credentials, on the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76616. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76).

The bug was discovered 08/16/2017. The weakness was published 08/17/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170816-esc4 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6786 since 03/09/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 100391†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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03/09/2017 🔍
08/16/2017 +160 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170816-esc4
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-6786 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6786
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105425
SecurityFocus: 100391 - Cisco Elastic Services Controller CVE-2017-6786 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/18/2017 08:45
Updated: 01/09/2021 16:15
Changes: 08/18/2017 08:45 (60), 11/08/2019 07:15 (4), 01/09/2021 16:15 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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