CVE-2018-0195 — Improper Authentication in Cisco IOS XE

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 47.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Cisco IOS XE
Timeline
PublishedMar 28
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE Software REST API could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass API authorization checks and use the API to perform privileged actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization checks for requests that are sent to the REST API of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious request to an affected device via the REST API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to …

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDcisco/ios_xe< 16.2.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-pqrm-m74p-4cj9: A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE Software REST API could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass API authorization checks and use the API↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-0195: A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE Software REST API could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass API authorization checks and use the API↗2018-03-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software REST API Authorization Bypass Vulnerability↗2018-03-28
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