6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-0115
"Cisco StarOS ASR 5000 CLI Command Injection Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of the Cisco StarOS operating system for Cisco ASR 5000 Series routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected host operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious command arguments into a vulnerable CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to authenticate to the affected system by using valid administrator credentials. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf93332.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 18, 2018, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-0115 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 staros
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-0115.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102788 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040239 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-staros Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-0115 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-0115 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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-78
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040239 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040239 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102788 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102788 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-staros No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-staros Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:staros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_5700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102788 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040239 [No Types Assigned]
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-0115 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.17650

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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