#VU13948 Use of hard-coded credentials in Policy Suite - CVE-2018-0375

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#VU13948 Use of hard-coded credentials in Policy Suite - CVE-2018-0375

Published: July 20, 2018 / Updated: July 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13948
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Policy Suite
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

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.


Remediation

Update to version 18.1.0, 18.2.0.

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