Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller up to 1.0/1.1 RBAC access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller up to 1.0/1.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component RBAC. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1302. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller up to 1.0/1.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component RBAC. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices with software before 1.0(3h) and 1.1 before 1.1(1j) and Nexus 9000 ACI Mode switches with software before 11.0(3h) and 11.1 before 11.1(1j) allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended RBAC restrictions via crafted REST requests, aka Bug ID CSCut12998.

The weakness was shared 02/07/2016 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1302 since 01/03/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88717 (Cisco Nexus 9000 Series APIC Access Control Vulnerability (CSCut12998)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43477 (Cisco NX-OS Access Control Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160203-apic)).

Upgrading to version 1.0(3h) or 1.1(1j) eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (88717), SecurityFocus (BID 82549†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56388†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 88717
Nessus Name: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series APIC Access Control Vulnerability (CSCut12998)
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OpenVAS ID: 100742
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Access Control Vulnerability (Nexus 9xxx)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 1.0(3h)/1.1(1j)

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02/11/2016 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: tools.cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-1302 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1302
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80809
SecurityFocus: 82549 - Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller CVE-2016-1302 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034925
Vulnerability Center: 56388 - [cisco-sa-20160203-apic] Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) Remote Privilege Escalation, High

Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2016 09:06
Updated: 07/07/2022 08:20
Changes: 02/08/2016 09:06 (67), 07/23/2018 07:49 (16), 07/07/2022 08:20 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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