CSRF in Cisco Energy Management Suite
CVE-2018-15445
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Energy Management Suite Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading an authenticated user of the interface to follow a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions on a targeted device via a web browser and with the privileges of the user.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105859 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-36 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15445?
- CVE-2018-15445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Energy Management Suite, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15445?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.