VDB-124853 · CVE-2018-0459 · BID 105290

Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Web-based Management Interface HTTP Request improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation as part of HTTP Request leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-0459. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected system to reboot or shut down. The vulnerability is due to insufficient server-side authorization checks. An attacker who is logged in to the web-based management interface as a low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the low-privileged user account to reboot or shut down the affected system.

The bug was discovered 09/05/2018. The weakness was presented 10/05/2018 by Security Team as cisco-sa-20180905-nfvis-dos as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0459 since 11/26/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 30 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105290†). See VDB-124855 and VDB-124854 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/26/2017 🔍
09/05/2018 +282 days 🔍
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10/05/2018 +29 days 🔍
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10/06/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/30/2020 +541 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20180905-nfvis-dos
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-0459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124853
SecurityFocus: 105290 - Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software CVE-2018-0459 Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2018 07:50
Updated: 03/30/2020 10:25
Changes: 10/06/2018 07:50 (62), 03/30/2020 10:25 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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