Auth bypass in Cisco Policy Suite (Cps) Software
CVE-2018-0181
A vulnerability in the Redis implementation used by the Cisco Policy Suite for Mobile and Cisco Policy Suite Diameter Routing Agent software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to modify key-value pairs for short-lived events stored by the Redis server. The vulnerability is due to improper authentication when accessing the Redis server. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying key-value pairs stored within the Redis server database. An exploit could allow the attacker to reduce the efficiency of the Cisco Policy Suite for Mobile and Cisco Policy Suite Diameter Routing Agent software.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.022 (80.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Cisco Policy Suite (Cps) Software — versions n/a
- Cisco Cisco_policy_suite_diameter_routing_agent
- Cisco Cisco_policy_suite_for_mobile — versions 13.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0181?
- CVE-2018-0181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Policy Suite (Cps) Software, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2019-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0181?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.