CVE-2017-3817 Missing authorization in Cisco UCS Director
An authenticated remote attacker can view unauthorized information for any virtual machine in a Cisco UCS domain due to flawed role-based resource checking.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-3817?
CVE-2017-3817 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco UCS Director, published on 7 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the role-based resource checking functionality of Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view unauthorized information for any virtual machine in a UCS domain. More Information: CSCvc32434. Known Affected Releases: 5.5(0.1) 6.0(0.0).
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3817?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Computing System Director.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3817?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3817 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-3817 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3817 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h83w-cm2j-j6jg.