CVE-2017-12243

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator 3.1(2ePE1) - Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device, aka Command Injection. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through the use of malicious commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.

Un vulnerabilidad en Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) y Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance podría permitir que un atacante local autenticado obtenga privilegios root shell en el dispositivo. Esta vulnerabilidad también se conoce como Command Injection. La vulnerabilidad se debe a una validación inadecuada de valores de entrada de una cadena en la aplicación shell. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad mediante el uso de comandos maliciosos. Un exploit exitoso podría permitir que el atacante obtenga privilegios root shell en el dispositivo. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-08-03 CVE Reserved
2017-11-01 First Exploit
2017-11-02 CVE Published
2024-02-06 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44052	2017-11-01

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-arce	2019-10-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Unified Computing System Manager Firmware Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Unified Computing System Manager Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Unified Computing System Manager Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Unified Computing System Manager"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Firmware Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower 9300 Security Appliance"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Firepower 4110 Next-generation Firewall Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower 4110 Next-generation Firewall"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Firepower 4120 Next-generation Firewall Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower 4120 Next-generation Firewall"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Firepower 4140 Next-generation Firewall Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower 4140 Next-generation Firewall"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Firepower 4150 Next-generation Firewall Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower 4150 Next-generation Firewall"	-	-	Safe