SB2018120408 - Security restrictions bypass in Cisco Energy Management Suite

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SB2018120408 - Security restrictions bypass in Cisco Energy Management Suite

Published: December 4, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018120408
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0468)

CWE-ID: CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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


The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the installation of the PostgreSQL database with unchanged default access credentials. A local authenticated attacker can log in to the machine where CEMS is installed, establish a local connection to the database and bypass security restrictions to access and alter confidential data.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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