CVE-2003-0731 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in CiscoWorks Common Management Foundation (CMF) versions 2.1 and earlier, as well as related Cisco products like Resource Manager. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted POST request to the CsAuthServlet, specifically manipulating the "cmd" and "privileges" parameters, to gain full administrative control. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:resource_manager:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:resource_manager:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:resource_manager_essentials:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:resource_manager_essentials:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:resource_manager_essentials:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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