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Cisco Identity Services Engine Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Cisco-SA-20150527-CVE-2015-0755 · Medium · Published · Updated

A vulnerability in the Posture module of the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run arbitrary programs with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient access control protections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the system and executing commands that could lead to elevated privileges. Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability and released software updates. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must authenticate and have local access to the targeted device. These requirements may reduce the likelihood of a successful exploit. Cisco indicates through the CVSS score that functional exploit code exists; however, the code is not known to be publicly available.

Workarounds

Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate updates.

Administrators are advised to allow only trusted users to access local systems.

Administrators are advised to allow only privileged users to access administration or management systems.

Administrators are advised to monitor affected systems.

CVEsCVE-2015-0755
Cisco Bug IDsCSCut05797
CVSS ScoreBase 6.6
Base 6.6 AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Product Names From Source
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Cisco Secure Client

Related Products

Product CVE Evidence
Cisco Secure Client CVE-2015-0755 Cisco OpenVuln
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client CVE-2015-0755 Cisco OpenVuln