Cisco vManage SD-AVC hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Cisco vManage. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SD-AVC. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-20844. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco vManage (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component SD-AVC. 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. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in authentication mechanism of Cisco Software-Defined Application Visibility and Control (SD-AVC) on Cisco vManage could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the GUI of Cisco SD-AVC using a default static username and password combination. This vulnerability exists because the GUI is accessible on self-managed cloud installations or local server installations of Cisco vManage. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the exposed GUI of Cisco SD-AVC. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view managed device names, SD-AVC logs, and SD-AVC DNS server IP addresses.

The weakness was shared 10/01/2022 as cisco-sa-sdavc-ZA5fpXX2. It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-20844 since 11/02/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/02/2021 🔍
10/01/2022 +332 days 🔍
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10/29/2022 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-sdavc-ZA5fpXX2
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-20844 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-20844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210039

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2022 08:40
Updated: 10/29/2022 09:36
Changes: 10/01/2022 08:40 (39), 10/29/2022 09:36 (20)
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