Cisco Secure Access Control System Web Interface HTTP Requests information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco Secure Access Control System. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Interface. The manipulation as part of HTTP Requests leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-12354. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco Secure Access Control System (Network Management Software) (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Interface. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Requests 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 the web-based interface of Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not sufficiently protect system software version information when the software responds to HTTP requests that are sent to the web-based interface of the software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to the web-based interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive information about the software, which the attacker could use to conduct additional reconnaissance attacks. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf66155.
The bug was discovered 11/29/2017. The weakness was released 11/30/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20171129-acs as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12354 since 08/03/2017. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/25/2021). 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 $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 101986†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/03/2017 🔍11/29/2017 🔍
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01/25/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20171129-acs
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-12354 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12354
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110081
SecurityFocus: 101986 - Cisco Secure Access Control System CVE-2017-12354 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039923
Entry
Created: 11/30/2017 14:48Updated: 01/25/2021 13:21
Changes: 11/30/2017 14:48 (61), 12/11/2019 13:23 (5), 01/25/2021 13:17 (2), 01/25/2021 13:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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