CVE-2016-1297 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in the Device Manager GUI of Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) 4710 appliances running A5 software prior to A5(3.1). This flaw allows remote authenticated users to bypass Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) restrictions and execute arbitrary CLI commands with administrative privileges through a crafted POST request. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
a5\(1.0\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(1.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
a5\(1.1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(1.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
a5\(1.2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(1.2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
a5\(2.0\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(2.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
a5\(2.1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(2.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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