Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 1.3(2f) access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 1.3(2f). This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-6413. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 1.3(2f). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The installation procedure on Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices 1.3(2f) mishandles binary files, which allows local users to obtain root access via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCva50496.

The weakness was shared 09/24/2016 as CSCva50496 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6413 since 07/26/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Cisco

Name

Application Policy Infrastructure Controller

Version

1.3(2f)

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 11772
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Binary Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/26/2016 🔍
09/23/2016 +59 days 🔍
09/24/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/20/2022 +2186 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCva50496
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-6413 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6413
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91919
SecurityTracker: 1036872

Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2016 10:02
Updated: 09/20/2022 11:51
Changes: 09/25/2016 10:02 (52), 04/24/2019 15:44 (9), 09/20/2022 11:51 (2)
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