CVE-2017-6693 Missing authorization in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
An authenticated local attacker can access unauthorized file system information in Cisco Elastic Services Controller due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6693?
CVE-2017-6693 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller, published on 13 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the ConfD server component of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access information stored in the file system of an affected system, aka Unauthorized Directory Access. More Information: CSCvd76286. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76) 2.3(1).
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6693?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Elastic Services Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6693?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6693 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-2017-6693 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6693 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-3xx3-2m5h-mj67.