VDB-126577 · CVE-2018-15394 · BID 105853

Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise Management Console HTTP Request access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Management Console. This manipulation as part of HTTP Request causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-15394. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Management Console. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the Stealthwatch Management Console (SMC) of Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to an insecure system configuration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the targeted application. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthenticated access, resulting in elevated privileges in the SMC.

The bug was discovered 11/07/2018. The weakness was disclosed 11/08/2018 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20181107-smc-auth-byp as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-15394 since 08/17/2018. 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 06/05/2023). 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 $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 105853†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: 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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2018 🔍
11/07/2018 +82 days 🔍
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11/09/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/05/2023 +1669 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20181107-smc-auth-byp
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-15394 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15394
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126577
SecurityFocus: 105853 - Cisco Stealthwatch Management Console CVE-2018-15394 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2018 07:43
Updated: 06/05/2023 09:32
Changes: 11/09/2018 07:43 (60), 04/11/2020 07:53 (4), 06/05/2023 09:32 (14)
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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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