Vigil@nce - Cisco FirePOWER: code execution via HTTP
October 2016 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An authenticated attacker can craft HTTP requests to Cisco
FirePOWER, in order to run code.
– Impacted products: ASA.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Creation date: 24/08/2016.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Cisco FirePOWER (Cisco Firepower Management Center and Cisco
Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500-X Series with FirePOWER
Services) product offers a web service.
However, an authenticated user can craft malicious HTTP requests
to run code with root privileges.
An authenticated attacker can therefore craft HTTP requests to
Cisco FirePOWER, in order to run code.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-FirePOWER-code-execution-via-HTTP-20459