What is CVE-2018-0121?

CVE-2018-0121 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Elastic_services_controller, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-0121?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cisco Elastic_services_controller

CVE-2018-0121

A vulnerability in the authentication functionality of the web-based service portal of Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with a…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.027 (83.8th 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 Elastic_services_controller — versions 3.0.0
Cisco Virtual_managed_services — versions 3.0
N/a Cisco Elastic Services Controller — versions Cisco Elastic Services Controller

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

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-2018-0121?: CVE-2018-0121 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Elastic_services_controller, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-0121?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.