Information disclosure in Cisco Ultra Services Framework
CVE-2017-6709
A vulnerability in the AutoVNF tool for the Cisco Ultra Services Framework could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access administrative credentials for Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) and Cisco OpenStack deployments in an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software logs administrative credentials in clear text for Cisco ESC and Cisco OpenStack deployment purposes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the AutoVNF URL for the location where the log files are stored and subsequently accessing the administrative credentials that are stored in clear text in those log files. This vulnerability affects all releases of the Cisco Ultra Services Framework prior to Releases 5.0.3 and 5.1. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76659.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.013 (67.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Ultra_services_framework
- N/a Cisco Ultra Services Framework — versions Cisco Ultra Services Framework
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6709?
- CVE-2017-6709 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ultra Services Framework, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6709?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.