Vulnerability in Cisco Energy Management Suite
CVE-2018-0468
A vulnerability in the configuration of a local database installed as part of the Cisco Energy Management Suite (CEMS) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access and alter confidential data. The vulnerability is due to the installation of the PostgreSQL database with unchanged default access credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the machine where CEMS is installed and establishing a local connection to the database. The fix for this vulnerability randomizes the database access password in new installations; however, the fix will not change the password for existing installations. Users are required to manually change the password, as documented in the Workarounds section of this advisory. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.3% 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 Energy Management Suite — versions 5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181204… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106124 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-42 (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0468?
- CVE-2018-0468 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Energy Management Suite, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-04.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0468?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.