CVE-2017-6712
CVSS V2 High 9
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
A vulnerability in certain commands of Cisco Elastic Services Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root and run dangerous commands on the server. The vulnerability occurs because a "tomcat" user on the system can run certain shell commands, allowing the user to overwrite any file on the filesystem and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability affects Cisco Elastic Services Controller prior to releases 2.3.1.434 and 2.3.2. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76634.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-6712
- Assigner
- ykramarz@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-07-06T00:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-07-08T01:29:15
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-esc1 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99461 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6712 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6712 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:39:18 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 18:24:29 | psirt@cisco.com | ykramarz@cisco.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 18:24:29 | 2017-07-06T00:29Z | 2017-07-06T00:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 18:24:29 | 2017-07-08T01:29:15 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 18:24:29 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |