CVE-2018-15465

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-15465
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-24 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-08-15 15:24:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the authorization subsystem of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, but unprivileged (levels 0 and 1), remote attacker to perform privileged actions by using the web management interface. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user privileges when using the web management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specific HTTP requests via HTTPS to an affected device as an unprivileged user. An exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve files (including the running configuration) from the device or to upload and replace software images on the device.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software All All All All
Operating System Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software All All All All
Application Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[R1] Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance HTTP Privilege Escalation - Research Advisory | Tenable® MISC www.tenable.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2018-15465 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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