Cross-site request forgery in Cisco IOS

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU12071

Risk: Low

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-2018-0255

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists in the device manager web interface due to insufficient CSRF protectione. 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 root privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco IOS: 15.2.5 E

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-iess

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.