A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Central Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve completed reports from an affected system. The vulnerability is due to a processing error in how the affected software applies role-based access control (RBAC) to URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by conducting a brute-force attack or guessing the report ID of a completed report and sending a crafted HTTP GET request with the ID to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download any completed report that was previously scheduled by a WAAS administrator via the Reports Central area in the WAAS Central Manager GUI of the affected system. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705-waas1
This vulnerability affects the following products if they are running an affected release of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software and are configured to use the Central Manager function:
Only Cisco WAAS products that are configured with the Central Manager role are affected by this vulnerability.
For information about affected software releases, consult the Cisco bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory.
No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by this vulnerability.
Cisco has confirmed that Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Express is not affected by this vulnerability.
For information about fixed software releases, consult the Cisco bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory.
When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to regularly consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts page, to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.
In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.
The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
This vulnerability was reported to Cisco by external researcher Aaron Blair of RIoT Solutions in Brisbane, Australia.
To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy. This document also contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security vulnerability information from Cisco.
| Version | Description | Section | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Initial public release. | - | Final | 2017-July-05 |
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