6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-0294
Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Unauthorized Account Configuration Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the write-erase feature of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to configure an unauthorized administrator account for an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly delete sensitive files when certain CLI commands are used to clear the device configuration and reload a device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging into an affected device as an administrative user and configuring an unauthorized account for the device. The account would not require a password for authentication and would be accessible only via a Secure Shell (SSH) connection to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to configure an unauthorized account that has administrative privileges, does not require a password for authentication, and does not appear in the running configuration or the audit logs for the affected device. This vulnerability affects Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls, Firepower 9300 Security Appliance, Nexus 1000V Series Switches, Nexus 1100 Series Cloud Services Platforms, Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, Nexus 3500 Platform Switches, Nexus 4000 Series Switches, Nexus 5500 Platform Switches, Nexus 5600 Platform Switches, Nexus 6000 Series Switches, UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects, UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects, UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd13993, CSCvd34845, CSCvd34857, CSCvd34862, CSCvd34879, CSCve35753.

INFO

Published Date :

June 20, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-0294 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 nx-os
2 Cisco firepower_extensible_operating_system
3 Cisco fxos
4 Cisco nexus_5000
5 Cisco nexus_1000v
6 Cisco nexus_5010
7 Cisco nexus_5020
8 Cisco nexus_5548p
9 Cisco nexus_5548up
10 Cisco nexus_5596up
11 Cisco nexus_3048
12 Cisco nexus_3548
13 Cisco nexus_5596t
14 Cisco nexus_56128p
15 Cisco nexus_5672up
16 Cisco nexus_3016
17 Cisco nexus_3064-32t
18 Cisco nexus_3064-t
19 Cisco nexus_3064-x
20 Cisco nexus_3100-v
21 Cisco nexus_31128pq
22 Cisco nexus_3132c-z
23 Cisco nexus_3132q
24 Cisco nexus_3132q-x
25 Cisco nexus_3132q-xl
26 Cisco nexus_3164q
27 Cisco nexus_3172pq
28 Cisco nexus_3172pq-xl
29 Cisco nexus_3172tq
30 Cisco nexus_3172tq-32t
31 Cisco nexus_3232c
32 Cisco nexus_3264c-e
33 Cisco nexus_3264q
34 Cisco nexus_34180yc
35 Cisco nexus_3524-x
36 Cisco nexus_3524-xl
37 Cisco nexus_3548-x
38 Cisco nexus_3548-xl
39 Cisco nexus_3636c-r
40 Cisco nexus_92160yc-x
41 Cisco nexus_92304qc
42 Cisco nexus_9236c
43 Cisco nexus_9272q
44 Cisco nexus_93108tc-ex
45 Cisco nexus_93120tx
46 Cisco nexus_93128tx
47 Cisco nexus_93180yc-ex
48 Cisco nexus_9332pq
49 Cisco nexus_9372px
50 Cisco nexus_9372tx
51 Cisco nexus_9396px
52 Cisco nexus_9396tx
53 Cisco nexus_9504
54 Cisco nexus_9508
55 Cisco nexus_9516
56 Cisco nexus_5624q
57 Cisco nexus_5648q
58 Cisco nexus_5696q
59 Cisco ucs_6248up
60 Cisco ucs_6296up
61 Cisco ucs_6324
62 Cisco ucs_6332
63 Cisco firepower_4110
64 Cisco firepower_4120
65 Cisco firepower_4140
66 Cisco firepower_4150
67 Cisco firepower_9300_security_appliance
68 Cisco nexus_n9k-c9508-fm-r
69 Cisco nexus_n9k-x9636c-r
70 Cisco nexus_n9k-x9636q-r
71 Cisco nexus_172tq-xl
72 Cisco nexus_c36180yc-r
73 Cisco ucs_6120xp
74 Cisco ucs_6140xp
75 Cisco nexus_4001
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-2018-0294.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041169 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-nxosadmin Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041169 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-nxosadmin Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-0294 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-0294 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041169
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-nxosadmin
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:fxos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2 from (excluding) 2.2.2.17 OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2 from (excluding) 2.2.2.17
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:fxos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.1.1 from (excluding) 2.1.1.86 OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.1.1 from (excluding) 2.1.1.86
  • 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-284 CWE-287 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 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 https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-nxosadmin No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-nxosadmin Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041169 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041169 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.3\(2\)n1\(0.354\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_56128p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5624q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5648q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5696q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.10\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.8\(3.5\)s0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92160yc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92304qc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9236c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9272q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93120tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93128tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9332pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9396px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9396tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9504:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9508:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9516:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_n9k-c9508-fm-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_n9k-x9636c-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_n9k-x9636q-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(3\)i2\(4a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_172tq-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3048:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064-32t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064-t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3100-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31128pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132c-z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3164q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq-32t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3232c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3264c-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3264q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_34180yc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3636c-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_c36180yc-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(3\)i2\(4a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ucs_6120xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ucs_6140xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ucs_6248up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ucs_6296up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ucs_6324:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ucs_6332:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:fxos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1 up to (excluding) 2.0.1.159 *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:fxos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.1.1 up to (excluding) 2.1.1.86 *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:fxos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2 up to (excluding) 2.2.2.17 OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4110:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4140:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4150:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:fxos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1 up to (excluding) 2.0.1.159 *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:fxos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.1.1 up to (excluding) 2.1.1.86 *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:fxos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2 up to (excluding) 2.2.2.17 OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_9300_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:4.1\(2\)e1\(1a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_4001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041169 [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-2018-0294 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-0294 weaknesses.

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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Attack Complexity
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