SB2017112118 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Published: November 21, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017112118
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12337)
CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in Cisco Voice Operating System (VOS) software platform device due to improper authentication when a refresh upgrade or Prime Collaboration Deployment (PCD) migration is performed. A remote attacker can gain root access to the device with a known password and compromise the affected system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.