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CVE-2017-6710

CVE information

Published

6 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

CVSSv3.1 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Virtual Network Function (VNF) Element Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges and run commands in the context of the root user on the server. The vulnerability is due to command settings that allow Cisco VNF Element Manager users to specify arbitrary commands that will run as root on the server. An attacker could use this setting to elevate privileges and run commands in the context of the root user on the server. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76670. Known Affected Releases: prior to 5.0.4 and 5.1.4..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
8.5/10
Exploit Score
8/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
Single
Impact Score
9.2/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

CVSSv3.1 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
8.1/10
Exploit Score
2.8/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
Impact Score
5.2/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
High
Integrity Impact
High
Scope
Unchanged
User Interaction
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:virtual_network_function_element_manager:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:virtual_network_function_element_manager:*:*
  Yes
- -