CVE-2018-0121

CRITICAL

Cisco Elastic Services Controller 3.0.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Empty Password

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the authentication functionality of the web-based service portal of Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrator privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper security restrictions that are imposed by the web-based service portal of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting an empty password value to an affected portal when prompted to enter an administrative password for the portal. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges for the web-based service portal of the affected software. This vulnerability affects Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software Release 3.0.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg29809.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103113

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0266
EPSS Percentile 83.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (2)
cisco/elastic_services_controller 3.0.0
cisco/virtual_managed_services 3.0
Published Feb 22, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026