VDB-113665 · CVE-2018-0121 · BID 103113

Cisco Elastic Services Controller 3.0.0 Web Service Portal Empty improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco Elastic Services Controller 3.0.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Service Portal. This manipulation causes improper authentication (Empty). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-0121. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Elastic Services Controller 3.0.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Web Service Portal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability (Empty). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the authentication functionality of the web-based service portal of Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrator privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper security restrictions that are imposed by the web-based service portal of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting an empty password value to an affected portal when prompted to enter an administrative password for the portal. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges for the web-based service portal of the affected software. This vulnerability affects Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software Release 3.0.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg29809.

The bug was discovered 02/21/2018. The weakness was published 02/22/2018 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20180221-esc as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-0121 since 11/27/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 02/04/2021).

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 103113†). Similar entry is available at VDB-113667. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Name: Empty
Class: Improper authentication / Empty
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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02/21/2018 +86 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20180221-esc
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0121 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0121
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113665
SecurityFocus: 103113 - Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software CVE-2018-0121 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2018 07:27
Updated: 02/04/2021 13:03
Changes: 02/22/2018 07:27 (62), 01/07/2020 15:43 (5), 02/04/2021 13:03 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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