Information disclosure in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
CVE-2017-6786
A vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller could allow an authenticated, local, unprivileged attacker to access sensitive information, including credentials for system accounts, on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper protection of sensitive log files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and accessing unprotected log files. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive log files, which may include system credentials, on the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76616. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76).
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Elastic Services Controller — versions 2.2(9.76), 2.2\(9.76\)
- Cisco Systems, Inc. Elastic Services Controller — versions 2.2(9.76).
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100391 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6786?
- CVE-2017-6786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2017-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6786?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.