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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2049
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller SSH
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
17 August 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Publisher: Cisco Systems
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Unauthorised Access -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-6767
Original Bulletin:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-apic1
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Cisco Security Advisory
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller SSH Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
High
Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20170816-apic1
First Published: 2017 August 16 16:00 GMT
Version 1.0: Final
Workarounds: Yes
Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc34335
CVSS Score: Base 7.1, Temporal 7.1
CVE-2017-6767
CWE-264
Summary
A vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
(APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain higher
privileges than the account is assigned. The attacker will be granted
the privileges of the last user to log in, regardless of whether those
privileges are higher or lower than what should have been granted. The
attacker cannot gain root-level privileges.
The vulnerability is due to a limitation with how Role-Based Access
Control (RBAC) grants privileges to remotely authenticated users when
login occurs via SSH directly to the local management interface of the
APIC. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to
the targeted device. The attacker's privilege level will be modified to
match that of the last user to log in via SSH. An exploit could allow
the attacker to gain elevated privileges and perform CLI commands that
should be restricted by the attacker's configured role.
Cisco has released software updates that address this
vulnerability. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-apic1
Affected Products
Vulnerable Products
This vulnerability affects Cisco APIC under the following conditions:
The attacker uses SSH to connect to the local management interface
of the APIC.
The attacker uses a remote user credential, which means that the
authentication is done by a remote authentication server (for
example, TACACS or RADIUS).
The attacker has valid user credentials for the remote user.
Cisco APIC is not vulnerable under these conditions:
A locally configured user on the device is not vulnerable.
If the remote connection to the APIC is done via the
Representational State Transfer (REST) API or GUI, the device is
not vulnerable. However, if the Launch SSH feature within the GUI
is used, it could be vulnerable if remote authentication is used.
All software versions prior to the first fixed release are
vulnerable. For information about fixed software releases, consult
the Fixed Software section of this advisory.
To determine which release of APIC is running on a device, administrators
can use the CLI command show version. The following example shows the
output of the command for a device running software release 1.2(3m):
APIC# show version
Role Id Name Version
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------ --------------------
controller 1 APIC 1.2(3m)
.
.
.
Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable
No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by this
vulnerability.
Cisco has confirmed that this vulnerability does not affect Cisco
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module (APIC-EM).
Workarounds
There are workarounds that address this vulnerability. On the remote
authentication server, each remote user can be configured with a
Cisco Attribute-Value (AV) Pair, which includes a unique UNIX User
Identifier. If this AV Pair is not present, then all users are
assigned the same default UNIX User Identifier, which results in
the vulnerability. For additional information on this configuration,
please refer to Externally Managed Authentication Server Users Cisco
AV Pair Format. Please contact the Cisco TAC if additional assistance
is needed with this configuration.
In addition, while not workarounds, there are mitigations that can
be used. This vulnerability only exists when SSH is used to connect
to the local management interface of the APIC. If the connection uses
the REST API or GUI interface, this vulnerability does not exist.
Fixed Software
Cisco has released free software updates that address the
vulnerability described in this advisory. Customers may only
install and expect support for software versions and feature
sets for which they have purchased a license. By installing,
downloading, accessing, or otherwise using such software upgrades,
customers agree to follow the terms of the Cisco software license:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/warranty/English/EU1KEN_.html
Additionally, customers may only download software for which they
have a valid license, procured from Cisco directly, or through a
Cisco authorized reseller or partner. In most cases this will be a
maintenance upgrade to software that was previously purchased. Free
security software updates do not entitle customers to a new software
license, additional software feature sets, or major revision upgrades.
When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to regularly
consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from
the Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts page, to determine exposure
and a complete upgrade solution.
In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to upgrade
contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and
software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the
new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to
contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted
maintenance providers.
Customers Without Service Contracts
Customers who purchase directly from Cisco but do not hold a Cisco
service contract and customers who make purchases through third-party
vendors but are unsuccessful in obtaining fixed software through their
point of sale should obtain upgrades by contacting the Cisco TAC:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/tsd_cisco_worldwide_contacts.html
Customers should have the product serial number available and be prepared
to provide the URL of this advisory as evidence of entitlement to a
free upgrade.
Fixed Releases
Customers should upgrade to an appropriate release as indicated in
the table in this section. To help ensure a complete upgrade solution,
consider that this advisory is part of a collection that includes the
following advisories:
cisco-sa-20170816-apic1: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller SSH Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
cisco-sa-20170816-apic2: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Custom Binary Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
In the following table, the left column lists major releases of
Cisco software. The center column indicates whether a major release
is affected by the vulnerability described in this advisory and the
first minor release that includes the fix for this vulnerability. The
right column indicates whether a major release is affected by all the
vulnerabilities described in this collection of advisories and the
current recommended release for those vulnerabilities.
Cisco Application Policy First Fixed Release Recommended Release for This Vulnerability and
Infrastructure Controller for This Vulnerability All Vulnerabilities Described in the Collection of Advisories
Prior to 2.0 Vulnerable; migrate to 2.2(2e) 2.2(2e)
2.0 Vulnerable; migrate to 2.2(2e) 2.2(2e)
2.1 Vulnerable; migrate to 2.2(2e) 2.2(2e)
2.2 2.2(2e) 2.2(2e)
2.3 2.3(1f) 2.3(1f)
3.0 (future release) Not Vulnerable Not Vulnerable
The software updates can be downloaded from the Software Center on
Cisco.com by navigating to Products > Cloud and Systems Management >
Policy and Automation Controllers > Application Policy Infrastructure
Controller (APIC).
Exploitation and Public Announcements
The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware
of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that
is described in this advisory.
Source
This vulnerability was found during resolution of a Cisco TAC support
case.
URL
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-apic1
Revision History
Version Description Section Status Date
1.0 Initial public release. -- Final 2017-August-16
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