CVE-2017-6712

High

Description

A vulnerability in certain commands of Cisco Elastic Services Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root and run dangerous commands on the server. The vulnerability occurs because a "tomcat" user on the system can run certain shell commands, allowing the user to overwrite any file on the filesystem and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability affects Cisco Elastic Services Controller prior to releases 2.3.1.434 and 2.3.2. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76634.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Elastic Services Controller
PublishedJul 6, 2017
First seenJul 6, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco elastic_services_controller1.0.0, 1.1.0, 2.0, 2.1.0, 2.2.0, 2.3.0—

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