CVE-2017-3822 Missing authorization in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software versions 6.1.x

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can add arbitrary entries to the audit log in Cisco FTD FDM, requiring FDM to be enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-3822?

CVE-2017-3822 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense, published on 3 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the logging subsystem of the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Firepower Device Manager (FDM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to add arbitrary entries to the audit log. This vulnerability affects Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software versions 6.1.x on the following vulnerable products that have enabled FDM: ASA5506-X ASA5506W-X ASA5506H-X ASA5508-X ASA5516-X ASA5512-X ASA5515-X ASA5525-X ASA5545-X ASA5555-X. More Information: CSCvb86860. Known Affected Releases: FRANGELICO. Known Fixed Releases: 6.2.0.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3822?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3822?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3822 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-2017-3822 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w2pw-cr58-6pj2.

Is CVE-2017-3822 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free