CVE-2017-6786 Information disclosure in Elastic Services Controller
An authenticated local attacker can access unprotected log files to retrieve sensitive system credentials on Cisco Elastic Services Controller.
- 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-2017-6786?
CVE-2017-6786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Systems, Inc. Elastic Services Controller, published on 17 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller could allow an authenticated, local, unprivileged attacker to access sensitive information, including credentials for system accounts, on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper protection of sensitive log files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and accessing unprotected log files. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive log files, which may include system credentials, on the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76616. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76).
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6786?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Elastic Services Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6786?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6786 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6786 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6786 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Systems, Inc. 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-rg82-c3xg-wvrf.