CVE-2017-12277 describes a command injection vulnerability in the Smart Licensing Manager service of Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls and Firepower 9300 Security Appliances running specific FX-OS code trains. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit insufficient input validation in Smart Licensing configuration parameters by injecting a malicious URL, leading to arbitrary command execution with root privileges. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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