CVE-2017-6713 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Elastic Services Controller

Critical 9.8 Published 6 Jul 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can use static default credentials to gain full administrative access to the Cisco Elastic Services Controller web interface.

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-2017-6713?

CVE-2017-6713 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller, published on 6 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the Play Framework of Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain full access to the affected system. The vulnerability is due to static, default credentials for the Cisco ESC UI that are shared between installations. An attacker who can extract the static credentials from an existing installation of Cisco ESC could generate an admin session token that allows access to all instances of the ESC web UI. This vulnerability affects Cisco Elastic Services Controller prior to releases 2.3.1.434 and 2.3.2. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76627.

Weakness: CWE-770, CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6713?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Elastic Services Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6713?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6713 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-6713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-96vr-63hc-8mgg.