Vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance
CVE-2017-12350
A vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliances 2.1.0 and earlier could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to an affected virtual appliance with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to the presence of default, static user credentials for an affected virtual appliance. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the hypervisor console to connect locally to an affected system and then using the static credentials to log in to an affected virtual appliance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected appliance with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg31220.
EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Umbrella_insights_virtual_appliance
- Cisco Umbrella_virtual_appliance
- N/a Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance — versions Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12350?
- CVE-2017-12350 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2017-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12350?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.