Cisco Security Agent up to 5.0 Management Console webagent.exe code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco Security Agent up to 5.0. This affects an unknown function of the file webagent.exe of the component Management Console. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-0364. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Security Agent up to 5.0. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file webagent.exe of the component Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Management Console (webagent.exe) in Cisco Security Agent 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 before 6.0.2.145 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via unspecified parameters in a crafted st_upload request.

The weakness was presented 02/18/2011 by Gerry Eisenhaur with isen (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-0364 since 01/07/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

A public exploit has been developed by Gerry Eisenhaur in Python and been published 2 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69953 (Management Center for Cisco Security Agents Remote Code Execution (cisco-sa-20110216-csa)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119011 (Cisco Security Agent Management Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20110216-csa)).

Upgrading to version 5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11276.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65436), Exploit-DB (17155), Tenable (69953), SecurityFocus (BID 46420†) and Secunia (SA43383†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Gerry Eisenhaur
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Nessus ID: 69953
Nessus Name: Management Center for Cisco Security Agents Remote Code Execution (cisco-sa-20110216-csa)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/cisco_security_agent_mgmt_cntr_exec
Saint Name: Cisco Security Agent Management Center Code Execution

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Security Agent 5.1
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03/20/2015 +548 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Gerry Eisenhaur
Organization: isen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-0364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56548

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X-Force: 65436
SecurityFocus: 46420 - Cisco Security Agent Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 43383 - Cisco Security Agent Management Center File Upload Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1025088 - Cisco Security Agent Web Management Interface Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 29973 - [cisco-sa-20110216-csa] Cisco Security Agent Management Console Remote Code Execution, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2011-0424

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 01/19/2025 06:00
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (69), 03/17/2017 07:22 (26), 10/17/2021 14:19 (3), 01/19/2025 06:00 (16)
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