CVE-2017-6712

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6712
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-06 00:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Elastic Services Controller 1.0.0 All All All
Application Cisco Elastic Services Controller 1.1.0 All All All
Application Cisco Elastic Services Controller 2.0 All All All
Application Cisco Elastic Services Controller 2.1.0 All All All
Application Cisco Elastic Services Controller 2.2.0 All All All
Application Cisco Elastic Services Controller 2.3.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cisco Elastic Services Controller affected Cisco Elastic Services Controller Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Elastic Services Controller Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Elastic Services Controller CVE-2017-6712 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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