CVE-2018-0459 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Denial of Service Vulnerability
A low-privileged authenticated user can cause a denial of service by sending a crafted HTTP request due to insufficient authorization checks.
- 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-2018-0459?
CVE-2018-0459 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software, published on 5 Oct 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 management interface of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected system to reboot or shut down. The vulnerability is due to insufficient server-side authorization checks. An attacker who is logged in to the web-based management interface as a low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the low-privileged user account to reboot or shut down the affected system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0459?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0459 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2018-0459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3wh-2c3p-pr3j.