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Cisco Nexus 7000 Devices Virtual Device Context Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-4231)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501417

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The Python interpreter in Cisco NX-OS 6.2(8a) on Nexus 7000 devices allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and delete an arbitrary VDC's files by leveraging administrative privileges in one VDC, aka Bug ID CSCur08416.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39568

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032763

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501417

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 7/25/2023

Updated: 12/14/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-4231

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:6.2%288a%29

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-4231

CWE: 264