THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-6616
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-6616

Integrated Management Controller Supervisor vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
4.2%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) 3.0(1c) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not sufficiently sanitize specific values that are received as part of a user-supplied HTTP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user on the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd14578.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Integrated Management Controller Supervisor
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2017-04-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-6616

  • Confirm whether Cisco Integrated Management Controller Supervisor is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-6616.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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