Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2019-1585 (CCN-157877)

Assigned:2018-12-06
Published:2019-03-06
Updated:2019-10-09
Summary:A vulnerability in the controller authorization functionality of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI Mode Switch Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate standard users with root privilege on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a misconfiguration of certain sudoers files for the bashroot component on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected device with a crafted user ID, which may allow temporary administrative access to escalate privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escalate privileges on an affected device. This Vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.0(1h)
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
6.7 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
5.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-16
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2019-1585

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
107312

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cisco-cve20191585-priv-esc(157877)

Source: CCN
Type: Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20190306-aci-controller-privsec
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches Application-Centric Infrastructure Mode Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: CISCO
Type: Vendor Advisory
20190306 Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches Application-Centric Infrastructure Mode Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:8.3(0)sk(0.39):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_92160yc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_92304qc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9236c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9272q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93120tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93128tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9332pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9336pq_aci_spine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9372px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9372tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9396px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9396tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9504:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9508:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9516:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.0(1h))
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_92160yc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_92304qc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9236c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9272q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93120tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93128tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9332pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9336pq_aci_spine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9372px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9372tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9396px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9396tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9504:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9508:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9516:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    cisco nx-os 8.3(0)sk(0.39)
    cisco nexus 92160yc-x -
    cisco nexus 92304qc -
    cisco nexus 9236c -
    cisco nexus 9272q -
    cisco nexus 93108tc-ex -
    cisco nexus 93120tx -
    cisco nexus 93128tx -
    cisco nexus 93180yc-ex -
    cisco nexus 9332pq -
    cisco nexus 9336pq aci spine -
    cisco nexus 9372px -
    cisco nexus 9372tx -
    cisco nexus 9396px -
    cisco nexus 9396tx -
    cisco nexus 9500 -
    cisco nexus 9504 -
    cisco nexus 9508 -
    cisco nexus 9516 -
    cisco application policy infrastructure controller software *
    cisco nexus 92160yc-x -
    cisco nexus 92304qc -
    cisco nexus 9236c -
    cisco nexus 9272q -
    cisco nexus 93108tc-ex -
    cisco nexus 93120tx -
    cisco nexus 93128tx -
    cisco nexus 93180yc-ex -
    cisco nexus 9332pq -
    cisco nexus 9336pq aci spine -
    cisco nexus 9372px -
    cisco nexus 9372tx -
    cisco nexus 9396px -
    cisco nexus 9396tx -
    cisco nexus 9500 -
    cisco nexus 9504 -
    cisco nexus 9508 -
    cisco nexus 9516 -