Vulnerability identifier: #VU10121

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0095

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cisco Content Security Management Appliance
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Cisco Email Security Appliance
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the administrative shell of the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) due to an incorrect networking configuration at the administrative shell CLI. A local attacker can authenticate to the targeted device, issue a set of crafted, malicious commands at the administrative shell and gain root privileges.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Content Security Management Appliance: 9.7.0 006

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External links
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-esasma

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.