PT-2015-4814 · Cisco+1 · Cisco Web Security Appliance+1

Published 2015-04-11 · Updated 2017-01-06 · CVE-2015-0692

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) version 8.5.0-ise-147

Description The issue is related to the improper restriction of the pickle Python module during tunnel-status checks, allowing local users to execute arbitrary Python code and gain privileges via crafted serialized objects.

Recommendations For Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) version 8.5.0-ise-147, consider restricting access to the vulnerable module until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, disabling the use of the pickle Python module during tunnel-status checks may help minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-0692

Affected Products

Cisco Web Security Appliance

Python

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0692 · Security Note
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=38305 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032097 · Note