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Cloud Services Platform 2100Application · Cisco

CVE-2016-6373

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.0 Published 2016-09-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
The web-based GUI in Cisco Cloud Services Platform (CSP) 2100 2.0 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands as root via crafted platform commands, aka Bug ID CSCva00541.

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 · high confidence

The web-based GUI in Cisco Cloud Services Platform (CSP) 2100 version 2.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability allowing remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges through crafted platform commands. This represents a direct command injection flaw in the administrative interface.

MitigationRestrict administrative access to trusted personnel only, apply any available Cisco patches or upgrades for CSP 2100, and implement network segmentation to limit exposure of the management interface.

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
Cloud Services Platform 2100Application
Affected:= 2.0.0_base

CVSS 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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the device product
    Access the device console or management interface and retrieve the hardware model and product name. This should display Cisco Cloud Services Platform 2100.
    Affected if The product is not Cisco Cloud Services Platform 2100
  2. Verify the installed software version
    Access the device CLI or web GUI and retrieve the software version information. Look for version 2.0.0_base.
    Affected if The version is anything other than exactly 2.0.0_base (note: only this specific version is affected)
  3. Confirm web GUI administrative interface is accessible
    Attempt to access the web-based GUI administrative portal of the device via HTTPS on the management interface.
    Affected if The web GUI administrative interface is exposed and reachable on the network

You are affected only if you have a Cisco CSP 2100 running exactly version 2.0.0_base AND the web-based administrative GUI is accessible to authenticated administrators.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Restrict administrative access to trusted personnel only, apply any available Cisco patches or upgrades for CSP 2100, and implement network segmentation to limit exposure of the management interface.

Fix this in Cloud Services Platform 2100 Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,480
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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.

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