PT-2017-17266 · Apache+1 · Apache Tomcat+1

Published 2017-07-06 · Updated 2017-07-08 · CVE-2017-6712

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Elastic Services Controller versions prior to 2.3.1.434 and 2.3.2

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 issue 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.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.3.1.434, update to release 2.3.1.434 or later. For versions prior to 2.3.2, update to release 2.3.2 or later.

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6712

Affected Products

Cisco Elastic Services Controller

Apache Tomcat

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6712 · Security Note
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-esc1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99461 · Note