# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g3wh-2c3p-pr3j

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0459?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2018-0324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0324/): Command injection in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2018-0460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0460/): Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-0323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0323/): Path traversal in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0459 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software. 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-2018-0459/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0459/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0459
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0459
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0459

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