CVE-2018-0255 Information

Description

A vulnerability in the device manager web interface of Cisco Industrial Ethernet Switches could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack against a user of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protection by the device manager web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to follow a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled website. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to submit arbitrary requests to an affected device via the device manager web interface with the privileges of the user. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco Industrial Ethernet (IE) Switches if they are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS Software: IE 2000 Series IE 2000U Series IE 3000 Series IE 3010 Series IE 4000 Series IE 4010 Series IE 5000 Series. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc96405.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040715 https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-iess

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8