What is CVE-2016-1302?

CVE-2016-1302 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 92160yc-X, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-1302?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 92160yc-X

CVE-2016-1302

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices with software before 1.0(3h) and 1.1 before 1.1(1j) and Nexus 9000 ACI Mode switches with software before 11.0(3h) and 11.1 before 11.1(1j) allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended RBAC restrictions via crafted REST requests, aka Bug ID CSCut12998.

EPSS: 0.022 (81.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1302?: CVE-2016-1302 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 92160yc-X, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-1302?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.