CVE-2018-0148: cisco ucs_director Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-0148 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in cisco ucs_director. EPSS estimates a 0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-02-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-12-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco UCS Director Software and Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Supervisor Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protection by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the affected interface to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions, via the user's web browser and with the user's privileges, on an affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf71929.

• CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.