Privilege escalation in Cisco Application_policy_infrastructure_controller
CVE-2017-6767
A vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain higher privileges than the account is assigned. The attacker will be granted the privileges of the last user…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.009 (76.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Application_policy_infrastructure_controller — versions 1.0\(1e\), 1.0\(1h\), 1.0\(1k\)
- Cisco Systems, Inc. Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Apic) — versions 1.2 Base, 1.2(2), 1.2(3), 1.2.2, 2.0 Base, 2.0(1), 1.0(1e), 1.0(1h), 1.0(1k), 1.0(1n), 1.0(2j), 1.0(2m), 1.0(3f), 1.0(3i), 1.0(3k), 1.0(3n), 1.0(4h), 1.0(4o)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6767?
- CVE-2017-6767 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application_policy_infrastructure_controller, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6767?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.