# CVE-2018-0392: Information disclosure in Cisco Policy Suite unknown

> An authenticated local attacker can read sensitive files owned by other users due to insufficient access control permissions in the CLI.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 29 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4cr9-m65q-xqjg

## What is CVE-2018-0392?

CVE-2018-0392 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Policy Suite unknown, published on 18 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Policy Suite could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access files owned by another user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient access control permissions (i.e., World-Readable). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the CLI. An exploit could allow the attacker to access potentially sensitive files that are owned by a different user. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh18087.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-275

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0392?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Cisco Mobility Services Engine 3310 Firmware, Cisco Mobility Services Engine 3355 Firmware, Cisco Mobility Services Engine 3365 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0392?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0392 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Policy Suite unknown

- [CVE-2018-0393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0393/): Missing authorization in Cisco Policy Suite unknown (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0392 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0392 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Policy Suite unknown, published on 18 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Policy Suite unknown. 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-2018-0392/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0392/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0392
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0392
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0392

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0392/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.