SB2018042309 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco MATE



SB2018042309 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco MATE

Published: April 23, 2018 Updated: April 23, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018042309
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0259)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct CSRF attack on the target system.

The weakness exists in the web-based management interface due to insufficient CSRF protection. A remote attacker can trick the victim into following a malicious link or visiting an attacker-controlled website, submit arbitrary requests via the device manager web interface with elevated privileges.

2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0260)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct CSRF attack on the target system.

The weakness exists in the web interface due to lack of proper input validation and authorization of HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a malicious HTTP request to the targeted application to view and download the contents of certain web application virtual directories.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.