CVE-2015-0692 Deserialization in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges on Cisco Web Security Appliances via unsafe deserialization of Python pickle objects.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-0692?
CVE-2015-0692 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance, published on 11 Apr 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices with software 8.5.0-ise-147 do not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module during certain tunnel-status checks, which allows local users to execute arbitrary Python code and gain privileges via crafted serialized objects, aka Bug ID CSCut39230.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0692?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Web Security Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2015-0692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Web Security Appliance
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79m9-mggg-xpg9.