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CVE-2017-6714
published 2017-07-06

CVE-2017-6714: A vulnerability in the AutoIT service of Cisco Ultra Services Framework Staging Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary…

PriorityP268critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
4.20%
89.7th percentile
A vulnerability in the AutoIT service of Cisco Ultra Services Framework Staging Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands as the Linux root user. The vulnerability is due to improper shell invocations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting CLI command inputs to execute Linux shell commands as the root user. This vulnerability affects all releases of Cisco Ultra Services Framework Staging Server prior to Releases 5.0.3 and 5.1. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76673.

Affected

2 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
ciscoultra_services_framework_staging_server<= 5.0.2
ciscoultra_services_framework_staging_server

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Exploit vector targets the AutoIT service of Cisco Ultra Services Framework Staging Server via crafted CLI command inputs to achieve OS command injection as root
  • Root cause is improper shell invocations in the AutoIT service (CWE-78); monitor for unexpected shell process spawning from the AutoIT service process
  • Exploitation results in arbitrary shell command execution as the Linux root user; alert on privilege escalation or root-level process creation originating from the AutoIT service
  • ·All releases of Cisco Ultra Services Framework Staging Server prior to 5.0.3 and 5.1 are affected; upgrade to 5.0.3 or 5.1 to remediate
  • ·No workarounds are available; patching is the only mitigation
  • ·Tracked under Cisco Bug ID CSCvc76673

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_cisco9.8CRITICAL
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