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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105547
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco NX-OS Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Access Control Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160203-apic)
Summary:A vulnerability in the role-based access control (RBAC) of the; Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated remote; user to make configuration changes outside of their configured access privileges.
Description:Summary:
A vulnerability in the role-based access control (RBAC) of the
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated remote
user to make configuration changes outside of their configured access privileges.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability is due to eligibility logic in the RBAC
processing code. An authenticated user could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially
crafted representational state transfer (REST) requests to the APIC.

Vulnerability Impact:
An exploit could allow the authenticated user to make
configuration changes to the APIC beyond the configured privilege for their role.

Solution:
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.

CVSS Score:
9.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1302
Cisco Security Advisory: 20160203 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Access Control Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160203-apic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034925
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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