CVE-2018-0152 Privilege escalation in Cisco IOS XE Software
Authenticated attackers can gain elevated privileges on Cisco IOS XE devices by exploiting session privilege level persistence in the web UI.
- 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-2018-0152?
CVE-2018-0152 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 28 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based user interface (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not reset the privilege level for each web UI session. An attacker who has valid credentials for an affected device could exploit this vulnerability by remotely accessing a VTY line to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access an affected device with the privileges of the user who previously logged in to the web UI. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Software, if the HTTP Server feature is enabled and authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) authorization is not configured for EXEC sessions. The default state of the HTTP Server feature is version-dependent. This vulnerability was introduced in Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.1.1. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf71769.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0152?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0152?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0152 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0152 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0152 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xe
- CVE-2023-20198 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2018-0151 Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Quality of Service Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-20273 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection
- CVE-2025-20188 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco IOS XE Software
- CVE-2021-34770 Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jvx-6g9p-mgxw.