Cisco IOS XE Software Arbitrary File Write (cisco-sa-20180328-wfw)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 132077

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the web-based user interface (web UI) due to insufficient input validation of HTTP requests that are sent to the web UI of the affected software. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending a malicious HTTP request to the web UI of the affected software, in order to write arbitrary files to the operating system of an affected device.

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID(s) CSCvb22645.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 132077

File Name: cisco-sa-20180328-wfw.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 12/17/2019

Updated: 5/3/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0196

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0196

BID: 103570

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20180328-wfw

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvb22645

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