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CVE-2018-0427
published 2018-08-15

CVE-2018-0427: A vulnerability in the CronJob scheduler API of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a…

PriorityP263high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
6.14%
92.6th percentile
A vulnerability in the CronJob scheduler API of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to incorrect input validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious packet. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi42263.

Affected

3 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
ciscoapplication_policy_infrastructure_controller_enterprise_module
ciscodigital_network_architecture_center
cisco_systems_incdigital_network_architecture_center

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Target the CronJob scheduler API of Cisco DNA Center for command injection attempts via malicious input in user-supplied data fields
  • Successful exploitation results in arbitrary command execution with root privileges — monitor for unexpected root-level process spawning from the Cisco DNA Center CronJob API service
  • ·Exploitation requires authentication — monitor for authenticated sessions making unusual or malformed requests to the CronJob scheduler API endpoint
  • ·No workarounds are available for this vulnerability; patching is the only mitigation

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_cisco6.5MEDIUM
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