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Cisco Identity Services Engine Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20190123-ise-privilege)
high Nessus Plugin ID 126343
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco Identity Services Engine Software is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to improper controls on certain pages in the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device with an administrator account and sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create additional Admin accounts with different user roles. An attacker could then use these accounts to perform actions within their scope. The attacker would need valid Admin credentials for the device. This vulnerability cannot be exploited to add a Super Admin account.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvi44041See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 126343
File Name: cisco-sa-20190123-ise-privilege.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 6/28/2019
Updated: 4/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-15459
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/h:cisco:identity_services_engine, cpe:/a:cisco:identity_services_engine, cpe:/a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/ISE/version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-15459
BID: 106707