Two vulnerabilities in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-6713 CVE-2017-6712 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-255 CWE-78 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Elastic Services Controller Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Security restrictions bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU7367
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6713
CWE-ID:
CWE-255 - Credentials Management
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.
The weakness exists in the Play Framework of Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) due to static, default credentials for the Cisco ESC UI that are shared between installations. A remote attacker who can extract the static credentials from an existing installation of Cisco ESCcan generate an admin session token and access all instances of the ESC web UI.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in full access to the system.
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions:
2.3.1.434, 2.3.2.
Elastic Services Controller: 2.2.9.76
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-esc2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) OS command injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU7368
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6712
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions.
The weakness exists in certain commands of Cisco Elastic Services Controller. A remote attacker can overwrite any file on the filesystem, gain root privileges and run dangerous shell commands on the server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions:
2.3.1.434, 2.3.2.
Elastic Services Controller: 2.2.9.76 - 2.3.2
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-esc2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
