8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-3801
"Cisco UCS Director Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

A 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-3801 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco unified_computing_system_director
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-3801 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96235
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037830
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170215-ucs
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-264
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-863
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037830 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96235 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170215-ucs No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170215-ucs Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system_director:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system_director:6.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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