Privilege escalation in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU631

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6413

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain root-level privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper installation procedure and permission settings. Malicious user can use the weakness to escalate his privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow the local attacker to obtain root privileges on vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller: 1.0\.1e\ - 1.1\.0.920a\

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160921-apic

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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