Use of hard-coded credentials in Policy Suite - CVE-2018-0375
Published: July 20, 2018 / Updated: July 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13948
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0375
CWE-ID: CWE-798
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 execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the Cluster Manager of Cisco Policy Suite due to the presence of undocumented, static user credentials for the root account. A remote attacker can use the account to log in to the system execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0375
Update to version 18.1.0, 18.2.0.