VDB-107229 · CVE-2017-12226 · BID 101063

Cisco IOS XE up to 3.7.5E Wireless LAN Controller GUI HTTP Requests access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS XE up to 3.7.5E and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Wireless LAN Controller GUI. Performing a manipulation as part of HTTP Requests results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-12226. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco IOS XE up to 3.7.5E (Router Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component Wireless LAN Controller GUI. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Requests leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web-based Wireless Controller GUI of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8-E (Wireless) Switches, and Cisco New Generation Wireless Controllers (NGWC) 3850 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate their privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of HTTP requests by the affected GUI, if the GUI connection state or protocol changes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the Wireless Controller GUI as a Lobby Administrator user of an affected device and subsequently changing the state or protocol for their connection to the GUI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate their privilege level to administrator and gain full control of the affected device. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products if they are running Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.7.0E, 3.7.1E, 3.7.2E, 3.7.3E, 3.7.4E, or 3.7.5E: Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8-E (Wireless) Switches, Cisco New Generation Wireless Controllers (NGWC) 3850. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd73746.

The bug was discovered 09/27/2017. The weakness was shared 09/29/2017 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-12226 since 08/03/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/14/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 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 $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316158 (Cisco IOS XE Software GUI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20170927-ngwc)).

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 101063†). The entries VDB-107231, VDB-107228 and VDB-107232 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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08/03/2017 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Cisco.
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107229

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SecurityFocus: 101063 - Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2017-12226 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039456

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2017 11:51
Updated: 01/14/2021 16:41
Changes: 09/29/2017 11:51 (65), 11/20/2019 11:25 (5), 01/14/2021 16:38 (2), 01/14/2021 16:41 (1)
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