Vulnerability in Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise
CVE-2018-15394
A vulnerability in the Stealthwatch Management Console (SMC) of Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to an insecure system configuration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the targeted application. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthenticated access, resulting in elevated privileges in the SMC.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105853 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15394?
- CVE-2018-15394 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15394?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.