CVE-2017-3801

high Cisco
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 84% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: February 15, 2017 (3374 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Cisco
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco UCS Director 6.0.0.0 and 6.0.0.1 could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary workflow items with just an end-user profile, a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC) after the Developer Menu is enabled in Cisco UCS Director. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling Developer Mode for his/her user profile with an end-user profile and then adding new catalogs with arbitrary workflow items to his/her profile. An exploit could allow an attacker to perform any actions defined by these workflow items, including actions affecting other tenants. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb64765.

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

cisco unified computing system director

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 tools.cisco.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com