What is CVE-2018-15423?

CVE-2018-15423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Hyperflex Hx-Series, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2018-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-15423?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Hyperflex Hx-Series

CVE-2018-15423

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to affect the integrity of a device via a clickjacking attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of iFrame data in HTTP requests that are sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets with malicious iFrame data. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform a clickjacking attack where the user is tricked into clicking a malicious link.

EPSS: 0.009 (58.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Hyperflex Hx-series — versions n/a
Cisco Hyperflex_hx_data_platform — versions 3.0(1a), 2.6\(1d\), 3.0\(1a\)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15423?: CVE-2018-15423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Hyperflex Hx-Series, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2018-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-15423?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.