7.2
CVSSv3

CVE-2018-15459

Published: 23/01/2019 Updated: 09/10/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.5 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 8
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.2
VMScore: 578
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

A vulnerability in the administrative web interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote malicious user to gain additional privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper controls on certain pages in the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device with an administrator account and sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the malicious user to create additional Admin accounts with different user roles. An attacker could then use these accounts to perform actions within their scope. The attacker would need valid Admin credentials for the device. This vulnerability cannot be exploited to add a Super Admin account.

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A vulnerability in the administrative web interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain additional privileges on an affected device The vulnerability is due to improper controls on certain pages in the web interface An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the devi ...

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