CVE-2018-15371
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 Medium 6.7
Description
A vulnerability in the shell access request mechanism of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to bypass authentication and gain unrestricted access to the root shell of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software has insufficient authentication mechanisms for certain commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by requesting access to the root shell of an affected device, after the shell access feature has been enabled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain unrestricted access to the root shell of the affected device.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-15371
- Assigner
- ykramarz@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-10-05T14:29:06
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:35:28
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | 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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.7
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-shell-access | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15371 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15371 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:06:16 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 12:56:20 | psirt@cisco.com | ykramarz@cisco.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 12:56:20 | 2018-10-05T14:29Z | 2018-10-05T14:29:06 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 12:56:20 | 2019-10-09T23:35:28 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 12:56:20 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |