CVE-2017-12229

Summary

CVECVE-2017-12229
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 REST API of the web-based user interface (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE 3.1 through 16.5 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication to the REST API of the web UI of the affected software. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation for the REST API of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious API request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain access to the web UI of the affected software. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Software, if the HTTP Server feature is enabled for the device. The newly redesigned, web-based administration UI was introduced in the Denali 16.2 Release of Cisco IOS XE Software. This vulnerability does not affect the web-based administration UI in earlier releases of Cisco IOS XE Software. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuz46036.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.3 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.3a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.2a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.1a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.5.1a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.5.1c All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.1.3as All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.18.3vs All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.2.0ja All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.2.1xo All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.4.7asg All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.6.5be All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.8.0ex All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.3 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.3a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.2a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.1a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.5.1a All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.5.1c All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.1.3as All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.18.3vs All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.2.0ja All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.2.1xo All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.4.7asg All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.6.5be All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.8.0ex All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco IOS XE Web User Interface REST API Bug Lets Remote Users Bypass Authentication on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI REST API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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