RCE in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
CVE-2017-12352
A vulnerability in certain system script files that are installed at boot time on Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controllers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected host operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-controlled input that is supplied to certain script files of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input to a script file on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to authenticate to the affected system by using valid administrator credentials. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf57274.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller — versions 2.3\(1f\), 2.3(1f)
- Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller — versions Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101993 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171129… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039925 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12352?
- CVE-2017-12352 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-11-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12352?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.