Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-6781
A vulnerability in the management of shell user accounts for Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) Software for CPS appliances could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affected system. The affected privilege level is not at the root level. The vulnerability is due to incorrect role-based access control (RBAC) for shell user accounts. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected appliance and providing crafted user input via the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to acquire a higher privilege level than should have been granted. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must log in to the appliance with valid credentials. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve37724. Known Affected Releases: 9.0.0, 9.1.0, 10.0.0, 11.0.0, 12.0.0.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2017-6781
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6781
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 13 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-6781
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
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NIST | |
5.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
1.8
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3.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-6781
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When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-6781
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-cps
Cisco Policy Suite Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100365
Cisco Policy Suite Software CVE-2017-6781 Local Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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