Information disclosure in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module - CVE-2018-0269
Published: April 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12084
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0269
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the web framework due to an overly permissive Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) policy. A remote attacker can trick the victim into following a malicious link, communicate with the API and exfiltrate potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists in the web framework due to an overly permissive Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) policy. A remote attacker can trick the victim into following a malicious link, communicate with the API and exfiltrate potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0269
Install update form vendor's website.