CVE-2017-12243
HighSummary
A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance allows an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device through command injection. The issue is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability could lead to full control over the device by an attacker, posing a serious risk to the security of the system and the organization's data.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures to restrict access to the devices.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance
See all- CVE-2017-6601High
A vulnerability in the CLI of the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager and Cisco Firepower 4100 and 9300 devices could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack.
- CVE-2017-6600High
A vulnerability in the CLI of the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager and Cisco Firepower 4100 and 9300 devices could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack.
- CVE-2017-6597High
A vulnerability in the local CLI command of the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The issue affects specific software versions.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.