Authentication bypass in Policy Suite - CVE-2018-0116
Published: February 8, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10405
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0116
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Policy Suite
Policy Suite
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.
The vulnerability is due to incorrect RADIUS user credential validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempt to access a Cisco Policy Suite domain configured with RADIUS authentication and be authorized as a subscriber without providing a valid password.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0116
Install update from vendor's website.