Smart Net Total Care Collector ApplianceApplication · Cisco
CVE-2017-6754
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 the Cisco Smart Net Total Care (SNTC) Software Collector Appliance 3.11 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a read-only, blind SQL injection attack, which could allow the attacker to compromise the confidentiality of the system through SQL timing attacks. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of certain user-supplied fields that are subsequently used by the affected software to build SQL queries. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted URLs, which are designed to exploit the vulnerability, to the affected software. To execute an attack successfully, the attacker would need to submit a number of requests to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to determine the presence of values in the SQL database of the affected software. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf07617.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Cisco SNTC Software Collector Appliance 3.11 web-based management interface allows an authenticated, remote attacker to perform blind, read-only SQL injection attacks via insufficiently validated user-supplied fields in crafted URLs. The attacker can use SQL timing attacks to determine the presence of values in the database, compromising confidentiality.
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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
Smart Net Total Care Collector ApplianceApplication
= 3.11CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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Determine the installed version of the Cisco SNTC Software Collector ApplianceUse the appliance's CLI (e.g., 'show version') or the web interface's 'About' page to view the software version; compare it to the affected version 3.11Affected if The version is exactly 3.11
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Confirm the web-based management interface is enabled and reachableOpen a browser or use a tool like curl to attempt a connection to the management interface URL (e.g., https://<appliance>/login); a successful connection indicates the interface is activeAffected if The web management interface responds and is accessible
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Verify that authentication is required for the management interfaceTry to access a protected page without providing credentials; a login prompt or redirect to a login page shows that authentication is enforcedAffected if The interface requires valid credentials, meaning an authenticated attacker could attempt the SQL injection
If the installed version is 3.11 and the web-based management interface is accessible and requires authentication, the environment is affected by CVE-2017-6754.
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 software updates for version 3.11 when available. Until then, restrict access to the web-based management interface to only trusted users and networks to reduce attack surface.
Fix this in Smart Net Total Care Collector Appliance
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