# CVE-2017-6778: Information disclosure in Ultra Services Platform

> An authenticated attacker can view sensitive deployment information by sending a GET request to the Cisco Ultra Services Platform web interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 17 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j825-vhpg-2qh4

## What is CVE-2017-6778?

CVE-2017-6778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Systems, Inc. Ultra Services Platform, published on 17 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the Elastic Services Controller (ESC) web interface of the Cisco Ultra Services Platform could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to acquire sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to the transmission of sensitive information as part of a GET request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a GET request to a vulnerable device. An exploit could allow the attacker to view information regarding the Ultra Services Platform deployment. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd76406. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.v0.65839.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6778?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Ultra Services Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-6778?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-6778 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Systems, Inc. Ultra Services Platform

- [CVE-2017-6694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6694/): Information disclosure in Cisco Ultra Services Platform (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2017-6695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6695/): Information disclosure in Cisco Ultra Services Platform (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6778 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-6778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Systems, Inc. Ultra Services Platform, published on 17 Aug 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-2017-6778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Systems, Inc. Ultra Services Platform. 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-2017-6778/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6778/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6778
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6778
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6778

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6778/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.