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CVE-2017-12261 Detail

Description

A vulnerability in the restricted shell of the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that is accessible via SSH could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run arbitrary CLI commands with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of the user input for CLI commands issued at the restricted shell. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and executing commands that could lead to elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid user credentials to the device to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability affects the following Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) products running Release 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0: ISE, ISE Express, ISE Virtual Appliance. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve74916.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101641 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101641 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039717 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039717 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-ise Vendor Advisory 
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-ise Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Cisco Systems, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-12261
NVD Published Date:
11/02/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Cisco Systems, Inc.