CVE-2017-12243

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device, aka Command Injection. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through the use of malicious commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-12243
  • Assigner
  • ykramarz@cisco.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-11-02T16:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-09T23:22:44
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-78 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_computing_system_manager_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_computing_system_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_security_appliance_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_9300_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_4100_next-generation_firewall_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4110_next-generation_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4120_next-generation_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4140_next-generation_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4150_next-generation_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-arce Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12243
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12243
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:12:13 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 22:44:08 psirt@cisco.com ykramarz@cisco.com CVE Assigner updated
2022-12-02 22:44:08 2017-11-02T16:29Z 2017-11-02T16:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 22:44:08 2019-10-09T23:22:44 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 22:44:08 Modified Vulnerability Status updated