CVE-2018-15394 CRITICAL

CVE-2018-15394: Cisco Stealthwatch Management Console Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise
Weakness CWE-284
Published November 8, 2018
Last update November 26, 2024

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the Stealthwatch Management Console (SMC) of Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to an insecure system configuration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the targeted application. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthenticated access, resulting in elevated privileges in the SMC.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 8, 2018 CVE published
November 26, 2024 Record updated