CVE-2018-0459

Medium

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected system to reboot or shut down. The vulnerability is due to insufficient server-side authorization checks. An attacker who is logged in to the web-based management interface as a low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the low-privileged user account to reboot or shut down the affected system.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
PublishedOct 5, 2018
First seenOct 5, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-285CWE-285

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