CVE-2018-0453

Cisco Firepower Management Center and Firepower System Software Sourcefire Tunnel Control Channel Command Execution Vulnerability

Published Oct 5, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the Sourcefire tunnel control channel protocol in Cisco Firepower System Software running on Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) sensors could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute specific CLI commands with root privileges on the Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC), or through Cisco FMC on other Firepower sensors and devices that are controlled by the same Cisco FMC. To send the commands, the attacker must have root privileges for at least one affected sensor or the Cisco FMC. The vulnerability exists because the affected software performs insufficient checks for certain CLI commands, if the commands are executed via a Sourcefire tunnel connection. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with root privileges to a Firepower sensor or Cisco FMC, and then sending specific CLI commands to the Cisco FMC or through the Cisco FMC to another Firepower sensor via the Sourcefire tunnel connection. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify device configurations or delete files on the device that is running Cisco FMC Software or on any Firepower device that is managed by Cisco FMC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-1276 A vulnerability in the Sourcefire tunnel control channel protocol in Cisco Firepower System Software running on Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) sensors could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute specific CLI commands with root privileges on the Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC), or through Cisco FMC on other Firepower sensors and devices that are controlled by the same Cisco FMC. To send the commands, the attacker must have root privileges for at least one affected sensor or the Cisco FMC. The vulnerability exists because the affected software performs insufficient checks for certain CLI commands, if the commands are executed via a Sourcefire tunnel connection. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with root privileges to a Firepower sensor or Cisco FMC, and then sending specific CLI commands to the Cisco FMC or through the Cisco FMC to another Firepower sensor via the Sourcefire tunnel connection. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify device configurations or delete files on the device that is running Cisco FMC Software or on any Firepower device that is managed by Cisco FMC.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco firepower Threat Defense
Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Nov 26, 2024, 2:40 PM
Reserved
Nov 27, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 5, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified
Aug 11, 2026, 7:33 PM