Security restrictions bypass in Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module Software - CVE-2017-12285
Published: October 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8898
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12285
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists in the web interface of Cisco Network Analysis Module Software due to improper input validation of HTTP requests that it receives and the software does not apply role-based access controls (RBACs) to requested HTTP URLs. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to bypass role-based access controls (RBACs) and delete arbitrary files on the target system.
The weakness exists in the web interface of Cisco Network Analysis Module Software due to improper input validation of HTTP requests that it receives and the software does not apply role-based access controls (RBACs) to requested HTTP URLs. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to bypass role-based access controls (RBACs) and delete arbitrary files on the target system.
Affected software
Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module Software
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12285
Install update from vendor's website.