CVE-2017-12226

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12226
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-29 01:34:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:22:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the web-based Wireless Controller GUI of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8-E (Wireless) Switches, and Cisco New Generation Wireless Controllers (NGWC) 3850 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate their privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of HTTP requests by the affected GUI, if the GUI connection state or protocol changes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the Wireless Controller GUI as a Lobby Administrator user of an affected device and subsequently changing the state or protocol for their connection to the GUI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate their privilege level to administrator and gain full control of the affected device. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products if they are running Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.7.0E, 3.7.1E, 3.7.2E, 3.7.3E, 3.7.4E, or 3.7.5E: Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8-E (Wireless) Switches, Cisco New Generation Wireless Controllers (NGWC) 3850. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd73746.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.0e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.1e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.2e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.3e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.4e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.5e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.0e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.1e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.2e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.3e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.4e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.7.5e All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8-E Wireless Switch HTTP Request Processing Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco 5760 WLC, Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8-E, and Cisco NGWC 3850 GUI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco IOS XE for 5760 Series Wireless LAN Controller HTTP Request Processing Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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