# CVE-2017-12317: Hardcoded credentials in Cisco AMP for Endpoints

> A local attacker with administrative access can retrieve a static key to bypass protection mechanisms in Cisco AMP for Endpoints.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9jpp-fhrh-58c5

## What is CVE-2017-12317?

CVE-2017-12317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco AMP for Endpoints, published on 21 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Cisco AMP For Endpoints application allows an authenticated, local attacker to access a static key value stored in the local application software. The vulnerability is due to the use of a static key value stored in the application used to encrypt the connector protection password. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by gaining local, administrative access to a Windows host and stopping the Cisco AMP for Endpoints service. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg42904.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12317?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Advanced Malware Protection.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12317?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12317 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12317 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco AMP for Endpoints

- [CVE-2020-14418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14418/): Race condition in n/a (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12317 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco AMP for Endpoints, published on 21 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco AMP for Endpoints. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12317/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12317/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12317
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12317
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12317

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12317/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.