CVE-2017-6617: cisco integrated_management_controller_supervisor Improper Authentication

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6617 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Improper Authentication vulnerability in cisco integrated_management_controller_supervisor. EPSS estimates a 0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-04-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the session identification management functionality of the web-based GUI of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) 3.0(1c) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to hijack a valid user session on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not assign a new session identifier to a user session when a user authenticates to the web-based GUI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a hijacked session identifier to connect to the software through the web-based GUI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to hijack an authenticated user's browser session on the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd14583.

• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.