CVE-2017-6688
HighSummary
A vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controllers allows an authenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system as the Linux root user, known as an Insecure Default Password Vulnerability.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could gain full access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.
Recommendation
It is recommended to change the default password and update to the latest software version to minimize risk.
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A vulnerability in the ConfD CLI of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system as the admin user, known as an Insecure Default Administrator Credentials Vulnerability.
- CVE-2017-6684High
A vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controllers allows an authenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system as the Linux admin user, related to insecure default credentials.
- CVE-2017-6683High
A vulnerability in the esc_listener.py script of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the tomcat user on an affected system.
- CVE-2017-6682High
A vulnerability in the ConfD CLI of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to run arbitrary commands as the Linux tomcat user on an affected system.
Original NVD description (English source)
A vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system as the Linux root user, aka an Insecure Default Password Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvc76631. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76).