CVE-2018-0116 describes a critical vulnerability in the RADIUS authentication module of Cisco Policy Suite, allowing an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized subscriber access by providing a valid username but no password. This affects Cisco Policy Suite releases prior to 13.1.0 with Hotfix Patch 1, and also Release 14.0.0 despite RADIUS not being officially supported. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to low confidentiality and integrity impacts. The attacker can bypass authentication due to incorrect RADIUS credential validation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and a lack of widespread attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:13.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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