CVE-2017-6712

High

Published: 06/07/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a serious security risk as it allows an attacker to gain full control of the system, potentially leading to severe data breaches and server takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco Elastic Services Controller to versions 2.3.1.434 or 2.3.2 to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, access to the 'tomcat' account should be monitored and restricted.

Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Elastic Services Controller

CVE-2017-6713Critical
A vulnerability in the Play Framework of Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain full access to the system. The issue is due to static, default credentials for the Cisco ESC UI that are shared between installations.

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in certain commands of Cisco Elastic Services Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root and run dangerous commands on the server. The vulnerability occurs because a "tomcat" user on the system can run certain shell commands, allowing the user to overwrite any file on the filesystem and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability affects Cisco Elastic Services Controller prior to releases 2.3.1.434 and 2.3.2. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76634.