Cisco Policy SuiteApplication · Cisco
CVE-2016-1357
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe password-management administration component in Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) 7.0.1.3, 7.0.2, 7.0.2-att, 7.0.3-att, 7.0.4-att, and 7.5.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended RBAC restrictions and read unspecified data via unknown vectors, aka Bug ID CSCut85211.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceRBAC bypass vulnerability in Cisco Policy Suite's password-management administration component allows remote unauthenticated attackers to bypass role-based access controls and read unspecified sensitive data. The vulnerability affects versions 7.0.1.3 through 7.5.0.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Cisco Policy SuiteApplication
= 7.0.1.3= 7.0.2= 7.0.2-att= 7.0.3-att= 7.0.4-att= 7.0.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Cisco Policy Suite is deployedInventory your systems for Cisco Policy Suite installations. Check for processes named 'cps' or services related to Cisco Policy Suite running on the system.Affected if CPS is installed and running in the environment
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Determine installed CPS versionUse the appropriate command or configuration file to retrieve the CPS version (e.g., via CLI 'show version' if accessible, or check version files in the CPS installation directory). Compare the version number to the affected range 7.0.1.3 through 7.5.0.Affected if Installed version falls within 7.0.1.3 to 7.5.0 inclusive
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Verify password-management admin component accessibilityCheck if the password-management administration interface is exposed and accessible. This typically involves checking the web interface or API endpoints related to password management under the admin functions.Affected if The password-management admin component is accessible via network
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Confirm admin interface is reachable without authenticationAttempt to access the admin interface or password-management endpoints without providing credentials. Check if the RBAC enforcement is present or if unauthenticated requests are accepted.Affected if The admin interface can be reached and certain sensitive data is accessible without authentication
A user is affected if Cisco Policy Suite version 7.0.1.3 through 7.5.0 is installed AND the password-management admin component is network-accessible, allowing unauthenticated users to bypass RBAC and read sensitive data.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Cisco-supplied patches for CPS versions 7.0.x and 7.5.0; if patches unavailable, implement network segmentation to restrict access to the admin interface to trusted management networks only.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-1357 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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