# CVE-2017-6686: Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager

> An authenticated remote attacker can log in as an admin or operator user due to insecure default credentials in the Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g7xc-qc8j-cr3r

## What is CVE-2017-6686?

CVE-2017-6686 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager, published on 13 Jun 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with access to the management network to log in as an admin or oper user of the affected device, aka an Insecure Default Credentials Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvc76699. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.0.

Weakness: CWE-1188 (Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6686?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-6686?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-6686 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6686 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager

- [CVE-2017-6687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6687/): Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-6692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6692/): Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6686 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-6686 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager, published on 13 Jun 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6686 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Ultra Services Framework Element Manager. 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-2017-6686/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6686/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6686
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6686
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6686

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6686/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.