Information disclosure in Cisco Policy Suite



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-0089
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Policy Suite
Client/Desktop applications / File managers, FTP clients

Vendor Cisco Systems, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU10124

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0089

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) of the Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) due to ncorrect permissions of certain system files and not sufficiently protecting sensitive data that is at rest. A remote attacker can use certain tools available on the internal network interface to request and view system files that can be used to conduct additional reconnaissance attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Policy Suite: 10.0.0 - 11.1.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-cps


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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