RCE in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
CVE-2017-6712
A vulnerability in certain commands of Cisco Elastic Services Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root and run dangerous commands on the server. The vulnerability occurs because a "tomcat" user on the system can run certain shell commands, allowing the user to overwrite any file on the filesystem and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability affects Cisco Elastic Services Controller prior to releases 2.3.1.434 and 2.3.2. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76634.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Elastic Services Controller — versions 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 2.0
- Cisco Elastic Services Controller — versions Cisco Elastic Services Controller
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99461 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6712?
- CVE-2017-6712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6712?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.