Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller REST API Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 126645

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the REST API. An authenticated, remote attacker could exploit this, via a malicious software upload using the REST API, to gain root access to the system.

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 CSCvp64857

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 126645

File Name: cisco-sa-20190703-ccapic-restapi.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 7/12/2019

Updated: 9/3/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1889

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:/a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller, cpe:/o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco APIC Software

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-1889

BID: 109035

CWE: 264

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20190703-ccapic-restapi

IAVA: 2019-A-0218-S

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvp64857

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