CVE-2018-15456 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-15456: Cisco Identity Services Engine Password Recovery Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published January 10, 2019
Last update November 21, 2024

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the Admin Portal of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view saved passwords in plain text. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect inclusion of saved passwords when loading configuration pages in the Admin Portal. An attacker with read or write access to the Admin Portal could exploit this vulnerability by browsing to a page that contains sensitive data. An exploit could allow the attacker to recover passwords for unauthorized use and expose those accounts to further attack.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 10, 2019 CVE published
November 21, 2024 Record updated