CVE-2018-0284 Cisco Meraki Local Status Page Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges on Cisco Meraki devices via the local status page to modify configurations and access sensitive data.

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-2018-0284?

CVE-2018-0284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Meraki M5, published on 8 Nov 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the local status page functionality of the Cisco Meraki MR, MS, MX, Z1, and Z3 product lines could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify device configuration files. The vulnerability occurs when handling requests to the local status page. An exploit could allow the attacker to establish an interactive session to the device with elevated privileges. The attacker could then use the elevated privileges to further compromise the device or obtain additional configuration data from the device that is being exploited.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0284?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Cisco Meraki Mr 24 Firmware, Cisco Meraki Mr 25 Firmware, Cisco Meraki Ms 10 Firmware, Cisco Meraki Ms 9 Firmware, Cisco Meraki Mx 13 Firmware, Cisco Meraki Mx 14 Firmware and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-0284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qxcm-6rp2-xqr8.

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