CVE-2017-6688 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
An authenticated attacker can exploit insecure default passwords to gain root access on Cisco Elastic Services Controllers.
- 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-2017-6688?
CVE-2017-6688 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller, 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 Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system as the Linux root user, aka an Insecure Default Password Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvc76631. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76).
Weakness: CWE-1188
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6688?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Elastic Services Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6688?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6688 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6688 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6688 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
- CVE-2019-1867 Cisco Elastic Services Controller REST API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-0121 Auth bypass in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
- CVE-2017-6713 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
- CVE-2017-6712 Command injection in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
- CVE-2017-6682 Command injection in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29px-fjqx-xh4f.