CVE-2018-0323
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on a targeted system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of web request parameters. An attacker who has access to the web management interface of the affected application could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious web request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information on the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh99631.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Softwarecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software≤ Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Softwareenisa_euvdEU
- cisco network functions virtualization infrastructure= 3.6.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:network_functions_virtualization_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco network functions virtualization infrastructure= 3.7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:network_functions_virtualization_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180516-nfvis-path-traversalCisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Web Management Interface Path Traversal Vulnerability2018-05-16csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on a targeted system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of web request parameters. An attacker who has access to the web management interface of the affected application could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious web request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information on the affected system. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-nfvis-path-traversal ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-nfvis-path-traversal"]
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sources
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references (6)
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- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-nfvis-path-traversalcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104206cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104206enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-nfvis-path-traversalenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104206Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-nfvis-path-traversalVendor Advisorynvd
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