#VU11329 Privilege escalation in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2018-0152
Published: March 29, 2018 / Updated: March 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11329
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0152
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco IOS XE
Cisco IOS XE
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the web-based user interface (web UI) due to improper reset of the privilege level for each web UI session. A remote attacker who has valid credentials for an affected device can access a VTY line to the device remotely and gain root privileges.
The weakness exists in the web-based user interface (web UI) due to improper reset of the privilege level for each web UI session. A remote attacker who has valid credentials for an affected device can access a VTY line to the device remotely and gain root privileges.
Remediation
Update to versions 16.8(0.25), 16.7(0.175), 16.6.2, 16.6(1.79), 16.5(1.321), 16.3.5, 16.3.5b or 16.3(4.115).