VDB-129042 · CVE-2018-15466 · BID 106517

Cisco Policy Suite Policy/Charging Rules Function access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Policy Suite and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Policy/Charging Rules Function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-15466. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco Policy Suite (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component Policy/Charging Rules Function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the Graphite web interface of the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) of Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the Graphite web interface. The attacker would need to have access to the internal VLAN where CPS is deployed. The vulnerability is due to lack of authentication. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly connecting to the Graphite web interface. An exploit could allow the attacker to access various statistics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) regarding the Cisco Policy Suite environment.

The bug was discovered 01/09/2019. The weakness was disclosed 01/11/2019 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20190109-cps-graphite as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-15466 since 08/17/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/26/2023). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 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 106517†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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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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Timelineinfo

08/17/2018 🔍
01/09/2019 +145 days 🔍
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01/11/2019 +2 days 🔍
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01/12/2019 +1 days 🔍
06/26/2023 +1626 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20190109-cps-graphite
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-15466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129042
SecurityFocus: 106517 - Cisco Policy Suite CVE-2018-15466 Graphite Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2019 11:47
Updated: 06/26/2023 10:26
Changes: 01/12/2019 11:47 (59), 04/28/2020 20:14 (4), 06/26/2023 10:26 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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