CVE-2018-0121
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
A vulnerability in the authentication functionality of the web-based service portal of Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrator privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper security restrictions that are imposed by the web-based service portal of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting an empty password value to an affected portal when prompted to enter an administrative password for the portal. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges for the web-based service portal of the affected software. This vulnerability affects Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software Release 3.0.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg29809.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-0121
- Assigner
- ykramarz@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-02-22T00:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:31:16
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:virtual_managed_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180221-esc | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103113 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0121 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0121 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:07:54 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 02:38:06 | psirt@cisco.com | ykramarz@cisco.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 02:38:06 | 2018-02-22T00:29Z | 2018-02-22T00:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 02:38:06 | 2019-10-09T23:31:16 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 02:38:06 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |