SB2018110809 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Energy Management Suite

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SB2018110809 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Energy Management Suite

Published: November 8, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018110809
CSH 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 vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15445)

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

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform CSRF attack.

The weakness exists in the web-based management interface due to insufficient CSRF protections. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML page or URL, trick the victim into visiting it, gain access to the system and perform arbitrary actions.

2) XXE attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15444)

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to conduct XXE-attack.

The vulnerability exists in the web-based user interface due to improper handling of XML External Entities (XXEs) when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into open an XML file that submits malicious input and read and write files within the affected application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References