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CVE-2017-6714

Ultra Services Framework Staging Server vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.2%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in the AutoIT service of Cisco Ultra Services Framework Staging Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands as the Linux root user. The vulnerability is due to improper shell invocations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting CLI command inputs to execute Linux shell commands as the root user. This vulnerability affects all releases of Cisco Ultra Services Framework Staging Server prior to Releases 5.0.3 and 5.1. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76673.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Ultra Services Framework Staging Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2017-07-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no 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-2017-6714

  • Confirm whether Cisco Ultra Services Framework Staging Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-6714.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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