Emergency ResponderApplication · Cisco
CVE-2016-6468
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Emergency Responder could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected device. More Information: CSCvb06663. Known Affected Releases: 11.5(1.10000.4). Known Fixed Releases: 12.0(0.98000.14).
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 confidenceA cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Cisco Emergency Responder's web-based management interface allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trick authenticated administrators into unknowingly executing arbitrary actions on the device. The lack of anti-CSRF tokens in the web interface enables attackers to craft malicious requests that the victim's browser automatically submits when authenticated.
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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
Emergency ResponderApplication
= 11.5\(1.10000.4\)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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Cisco Emergency Responder installationLog into the device CLI or check the system to confirm the product is Cisco Emergency Responder. Use 'show version' command or check the web interface login page for product identification.Affected if The product is not Cisco Emergency Responder, this CVE does not apply.
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Check installed version numberExecute 'show version' on the device CLI or access the web-based management interface and locate the version information, typically found in the About or System Information page.Affected if The installed version is exactly 11.5(1.10000.4) - this specific version is affected.
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Confirm web-based management interface is enabledVerify that the web-based management interface is accessible by attempting to reach the HTTP/HTTPS management URL, or check the device configuration for web interface status using 'show running-config | include http' or similar commands.Affected if The web management interface must be enabled for the CSRF vulnerability to be exploitable.
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Verify administrative access to the interfaceCheck for existing administrator accounts configured for the web interface and determine if remote web access is permitted.Affected if Authenticated administrators must access the web interface for the CSRF attack to be executed against them.
A system is affected only if it is running exactly Cisco Emergency Responder version 11.5(1.10000.4) with the web-based management interface enabled and accessible to authenticated administrators.
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 dataUpgrade Cisco Emergency Responder to version 12.0(0.98000.14) or later to remediate the CSRF vulnerability. As an interim control, restrict web management interface access to trusted networks and educate administrators about not clicking untrusted links.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA1.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-6468 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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