CVE-2017-3801

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-3801
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-15 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco UCS Director 6.0.0.0 and 6.0.0.1 could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary workflow items with just an end-user profile, a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC) after the Developer Menu is enabled in Cisco UCS Director. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling Developer Mode for his/her user profile with an end-user profile and then adding new catalogs with arbitrary workflow items to his/her profile. An exploit could allow an attacker to perform any actions defined by these workflow items, including actions affecting other tenants. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb64765.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Unified Computing System Director 6.0.0.0 All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System Director 6.0.0.1 All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System Director 6.0.0.0 All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System Director 6.0.0.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco UCS Director Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Unified Computing System Director Developer Menu RBAC Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Cisco UCS Director CVE-2017-3801 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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