Privilege escalation in Cisco Stealthwatch
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-15394 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-592 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco Stealthwatch Client/Desktop applications / Other client software |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Authentication bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU15771
Risk: High
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-2018-15394
CWE-ID:
CWE-592 - Authentication Bypass Issues
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure system configuration. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the targeted application, bypass authentication and gain elevated privileges in the SMC.
MitigationThe vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 6.7.5, 6.8.4, 6.9.5, 6.10.3.
Vulnerable software versionsCisco Stealthwatch: 6.7 - 6.10
External linksQ & 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.
