What is CVE-2017-6683?

CVE-2017-6683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Elastic_services_controller, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-6683?

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

RCE in Cisco Elastic_services_controller

CVE-2017-6683

A vulnerability in the esc_listener.py script of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the tomcat user on an affected system, aka an Authentication Request Process…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.059 (92.3th 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

Cisco Elastic_services_controller — versions 2.2\(9.76\)
N/a Cisco Elastic Services Controller — versions Cisco Elastic Services Controller

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6683?: CVE-2017-6683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Elastic_services_controller, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-6683?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.