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CVE-2018-0448
published 2018-10-05

CVE-2018-0448: A vulnerability in the identity management service of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass…

PriorityP263critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.14%
80.0th percentile
A vulnerability in the identity management service of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and take complete control of identity management functions. The vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions for critical management functions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a valid identity management request to the affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to view and make unauthorized modifications to existing system users as well as create new users.

Affected

3 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
ciscocisco_digital_network_architecture_center
ciscodigital_network_architecture_center< 1.1.41.1.4
ciscodigital_network_architecture_center

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Detect unauthenticated identity management requests targeting Cisco DNA Center's identity management service — monitor for requests to identity management endpoints that lack valid authentication tokens/sessions
  • Alert on unauthorized user creation or modification events within Cisco DNA Center identity management — exploitation allows viewing, modifying existing users, and creating new users without authentication
  • ·The vulnerability stems from insufficient security restrictions on critical management functions in the identity management service — ensure Cisco DNA Center is updated to a patched version as no workarounds exist
  • ·No workarounds are available for this vulnerability; patching via Cisco software updates is the only remediation path

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_cisco9.8CRITICAL
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