SB2017101914 - Security restrictions bypass in Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module Software
Published: October 19, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017101914
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12285)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists in the web interface of Cisco Network Analysis Module Software due to improper input validation of HTTP requests that it receives and the software does not apply role-based access controls (RBACs) to requested HTTP URLs. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to bypass role-based access controls (RBACs) and delete arbitrary files on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.