PT-2017-2757 · Cisco · Cisco Elastic Services Controllers

Published 2017-06-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6688

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 Controllers version 2.2(9.76)

Description A vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system as the Linux root user. The issue is related to insecure default password management and errors in handling registration data.

Recommendations For version 2.2(9.76), update the default password to a secure one to prevent unauthorized access. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the system until a patch is available. Avoid using default or weak passwords for the Linux root user in the affected system.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

CWE-1188

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02006

CVE-2017-6688

Affected Products

Cisco Elastic Services Controllers

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6688 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6688 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02006 · Security Note
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-esc4 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98973 · Note