VDB-124929 · CVE-2018-15427 · BID 105381

Cisco Connected Safety/Security Unified Computing System Video Surveillance Manager hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Connected Safety and Security Unified Computing System. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Video Surveillance Manager. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-15427. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Cisco Connected Safety and Security Unified Computing System (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component Video Surveillance Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) Software running on certain Cisco Connected Safety and Security Unified Computing System (UCS) platforms could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system by using the root account, which has default, static user credentials. The vulnerability is due to the presence of undocumented, default, static user credentials for the root account of the affected software on certain systems. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the account to log in to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected system and execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

The bug was discovered 09/21/2018. The weakness was shared 10/05/2018 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20180921-vsm as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-15427 since 08/17/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 05/22/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13304 (Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Appliance Default Password Vulnerability(cisco-sa-20180921-vsm)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105381†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Cisco

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2018 🔍
09/21/2018 +35 days 🔍
09/21/2018 +0 days 🔍
10/05/2018 +13 days 🔍
10/05/2018 +0 days 🔍
10/06/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/22/2023 +1689 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20180921-vsm
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-15427 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15427
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124929
SecurityFocus: 105381 - Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Appliance CVE-2018-15427 Insecure Default Password Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041733

Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2018 13:08
Updated: 05/22/2023 16:07
Changes: 10/06/2018 13:08 (62), 03/30/2020 20:20 (4), 05/22/2023 16:07 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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