SB2017112001 - Brute-force attack in Cisco Identity Services Engine
Published: November 20, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017112001
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Brute-force attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12316)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient server-side login attempt limit enforcement. A remote attacker can send sending modified login attempts to the Guest Portal login page, perform multiple login attempts in excess of the configured login attempt limit and conduct brute-force password attacks on the ISE Guest Portal.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.