Vulnerability identifier: #VU10695

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0130

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cisco Virtual Managed Services
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

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

The weakness exists in the use of JSON web tokens by the web-based service portal of Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software due to the presence of static default credentials for the web-based service portal. A remote attacker can extract the credentials from an image, us those credentials to generate a valid administrative session token for the web-based service portal and gain administrative access to the web-based service portal.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Virtual Managed Services: 3.0

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External links
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180221-esc1

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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