CVE-2018-15371

A vulnerability in the shell access request mechanism of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to bypass authentication and gain unrestricted access to the root shell of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software has insufficient authentication mechanisms for certain commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by requesting access to the root shell of an affected device, after the shell access feature has been enabled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain unrestricted access to the root shell of the affected device.

CVSS v3.0 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.7^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-shell-access	Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-10-05 07:29

Updated : 2019-10-09 16:35

NVD link : CVE-2018-15371

Mitre link : CVE-2018-15371

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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Products Affected

cisco

ios_xe

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