Security restrictions bypass in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client - CVE-2018-0334
Published: June 6, 2018 / Updated: June 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13219
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0334
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the certificate management subsystem due to improper use of Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol and improper server certificate validation. A remote attacker can prepare malicious profile, localize files for Cisco AnyConnect to use, bypass the TLS certificate check and change the configuration profile, a certificate, or the localization data used by AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0334
Install update from vendor's website.