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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106254
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco Unified Computing System Command Line Interface Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary:A vulnerability in the command-line interface (CLI) of the Cisco Unified;Computing System (UCS) Manager and UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects could allow an authenticated, local;attacker to access the underlying operating system with the privileges of the root user.
Description:Summary:
A vulnerability in the command-line interface (CLI) of the Cisco Unified
Computing System (UCS) Manager and UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects could allow an authenticated, local
attacker to access the underlying operating system with the privileges of the root user.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied
input at the CLI.

Vulnerability Impact:
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by bypassing policy
restrictions and executing commands on the underlying operating system. The user needs to log in to the device
with valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability.

Solution:
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6402
BugTraq ID: 92956
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92956
Cisco Security Advisory: 20160914 Cisco Unified Computing System Command Line Interface Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160914-ucs
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036831
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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