High severity · published Nov 2, 2017
CVE-2017-12243
A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could…
7.8
CVSS
77.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device, aka Command Injection. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through the use of malicious commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)77.1% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
F4
Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
F9
Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Firmware · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
UC
Unified Computing System Manager Firmware · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
F4
Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware
Cisco
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12243
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12243
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719
Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-arce
