Trusted certificate authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server

1) Trusted certificate authentication bypass vulnerability

EUVDB-ID: #VU107

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1444

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

The vulnerability exists due tolack of proper input validation of a trusted certificate. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication and access internal HTTP system resources by connecting to the targeted device with a trusted certificate.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of system information.

Mitigation

Patch for this vulnerability is avaliable through the Cisco Bug Search Tool.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server: X8.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_telepresence_video_communication_server:X8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160706-vcs

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.