Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-0300 |
CWE-ID | CWE-22 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall Hardware solutions / Firmware |
Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU13409
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0300
CWE-ID:
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the process of uploading new application images to the Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Firepower 9300 Security Appliance due to path traversal when insufficient validation during the application image upload process. A remote attacker can create an application image containing malicious code and install the image on the affected device using the CLI or web-based user interface (web UI), conduct path traversal attack, create or overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
MitigationThe vulnerability is fixed in the versions 2.2(1.101), 2.1(1.1764), 2.1(1.47), 2.0(1.140), 1.1(4.168).
Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance: 2.0.1.68
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall: 2.0.1.68
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-firepwr-pt
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.