PT-2018-8802 · Cisco · Cisco Firesight System

Published 2018-07-16 · Updated 2024-11-26 · CVE-2018-0383

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco FireSIGHT System Software (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability exists in the detection engine of the software, allowing an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a file policy configured to block file transfers via FTP. This occurs because the software incorrectly handles FTP control connections. An attacker could exploit this by sending a maliciously crafted FTP connection to transfer a file, potentially bypassing a file policy that applies the Block upload with reset action to FTP traffic.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Protection Mechanism Failure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-693

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-0383

Affected Products

Cisco Firesight System

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0383 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0383 · Vendor Advisory
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180711-firesight-file-bypass · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041283 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104726 · Note